I use Gasket Laquer, and it works pretty good. I have seen the same thing Lilhunter talks about happen. In my experience, the clear is more durable, and I haven't noticed it cracking under what I consider normal conditions, but I have seen at least two different colors crack and/or peel from just regular 'ol shooting. I'd say the clear should work fine for most of us, but under extreme conditions (such as what Lilhunter hunts under) you might want to consider something else. The clear that I have seen crack/peel was mostly on arrows that I had lost and then found some time later, after they had been exposed to a lot of heat and moisture.

I have also been using some arrows a friend made for me that has an epoxy finish that I really like. Seems to be very durable, but it more time consuming to apply.

One thing to remember with some finishes--in my experience they melt when you shoot your arrows into a 3-d target or a cardboard butt, and literally glue themselves in--those are a bugger to pull! Haven't seen this with the epoxy or the gasquet laquer--I think it was the spray poly that did it to me.

Good luck!

Chad

Long Bows Rule!