Camouflaging my Recurve?
 

Hi All,
Does anyone know what the process is called they use to camo new hunting gear, guns, bows ect? I was thinking it was called Hydro-Film or something like that, I did a search on Google but couldn't find much info on it. Is their a kit a guy can buy to do it himself? Right now my bow has the good old camo tape on it & I don't like it for several reasons.. shine, sticky, smell & the over all look! lol I figured if I could find some info or a company that does this I could send it to them & have it done & make it look like some of the new compound bows.
Thanks, Phil B.

RE: Camouflaging my Recurve?
 

I think you should send it to muzzy man. Did you see the paint he did on his stand? Awesome is all I can say. Look for the thread on his tree stand project.

RE: Camouflaging my Recurve?
 

cabelas sells stuff that goes on with a hair dryer. also, they make limbskins that are like spandex and slide over your bow.

RE: Camouflaging my Recurve?
 

IMO a 3 color paint job with flat paint will do . I use flat green ,flat black and a flat light gray . Camo pattern is not importen ,just need to break up the out line . Lights and darks.

RE: Camouflaging my Recurve?
 

http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.as...5&mpage=1&key=

RE: Camouflaging my Recurve?
 

Ha! You guys are too much. I wouldn't have the heart to paint someones bow, no matter how bad they wanted it painted.:D

To my best knowledge, hydrofilm is a difficult task to say the least. Especially if you've never done it. Getting it to stick well enough may be quite challenging. There are certain preping steps that would need done.

If you're dead set on painting it, maybe try this.

First, take some ultra fine sandpaper and sand it lightly to rough it up. Clean it and spray it with primer first. Then you can paint your base coat color and if you want, blotches of different colors on top of that and some limbs to finish it off.

Actually now that I wrote that...it sounds like a fun project.:D

RE: Camouflaging my Recurve?
 

If the deer are that close you need to switch to a knife.:D

RE: Camouflaging my Recurve?
 

Flintflinger,
Yes, I did see it, that's the way all stands should look! VERY NICE JOB MUZZYMAN88!
As for painting the bow..[:@] The bow is worth a little to much to be taking sandpaper to & spraying! lol If it wasn't in such good condition I would just paint it. I figured if I had it professionally done the worst it would do is increase the value!?

Fieldmouse,
I took a 270" net typical whitetail last year w/my "BUCK' knife! NOT! lol You do have to get them in a little closer with a recurve than w/a compound! I can shoot out to about 40yrds tops & still be accurate. Most of the deer I have killed were about straight under my stand, one well placed arrow in the spine right between the shoulder blades usually drops them in their tracks!

Thanks Guys, I'm not to worried about right now, season is about over here (the 15th) & I just wanted to have something lined up for next season.
Later All, Phil B.