Prepping aluminum shafts

[early in]

Once you have the torn vane stripped off, how do you guys prepyour aluminum shafts for the new vane?

[passthru79]

rubbing alcohal works great to clean it, just make sure all the old glue is scraped off.

[lifesadrag]

I use acetone on mine.

[BobCo19-65]

Acetone also, that is as long as you are glueing it directly on the aluminum. I also scrape anything left behind from teh previous fletching off with a dull knife before rubbing the acetone on.

[hoytarcher1]

After i strip the vanes off, i take a razor blade and scrape off the rest of the glue, then i take a green scrub pad and rub off any glue that i might have missed. Then i take Alcohol and clean the end of the shaft, then i glue the new vanes on.

[trevwill]

If you take care not to touch the area of the shaft with anything that might contaminate it & providing the vane was still fully stuck to the shaft then there is no need to clean it just scrape it clean and refletch.

[Arthur P]

I guess trevwill's right, but I've never been coordinated enough to get the fletchings right back in the same exact place.[&o] I just clean the shaft. I'd avoid rubbing alcohol because some of that stuff has oil in it. Instead, use denatured alcohol or acetone. Or soap and water. I've fletched many an arrow after cleaning them with Comet cleanser and water.

[TROPHYHUNTER25]

ALCOHALL WORKS FOR ME

[bigbulls]

Depends on what kind of glue you are going to use.

Alcohol and acetone will reduce the bonding strength of the fast setting glues (super glues). Only use a clean rag and clean water.

If you are going to use solvent based glues like fletch tite then acetone or denatured alcohol work well.

[YooperMike]

I have always used acetone, but I use Fletch-Tite as well. I've found it more critical with aluminums though to try and avoid touching the area because of the oil in your skin.