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Old 02-12-2003, 06:36 AM
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Can someone tell me how to avoid nasty looking string wax, but still have enough wax on the string to protect it. I was shooting this past weekend and when I was finished I brought my bow in the house and it seems like the wax was (for lack of better term) nasty. Once I started rubbing the string with my finger it seemed to warm up and coat the string. Is this a sign of too much wax on the string?
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Old 02-12-2003, 07:11 AM
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No, it's a sign you've got enough wax on the string, but not IN the string. Get a soft piece of leather and briskly rub the string to heat the wax enough to flow down into the string.
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Old 02-12-2003, 07:36 PM
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testing
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Old 02-13-2003, 06:02 PM
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Thanks for the tip, it seems to have gotten rid of the " excess" wax. I will shoot this weekend and see if it flakes up when it is exposed to the cold again.
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Old 02-13-2003, 10:59 PM
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I don' t think there' s ever " too much wax" I could be mistaken though
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Old 02-15-2003, 11:57 AM
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The best way to get the wax in your string is to press it down every now and then and coat it good. This way you are getting wax on every strand, not just the outside. After that, you can put some on the outside every now and then. I only press mine down and wax about every 2 months, other than that i just coat the outside.
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