Im going to start using wraps. Need advice
08-12-2005 | 10:35 PM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: Im going to start using wraps. Need advice
Kevin, A dozen arrows wil last me for at least a year. I don't shoot at the same spots while practicing, I rarely miss the target, very few arrows get broken and I hardly ever loose one. So yes my arrows are available to refletch and I will refletch a two to three times a year. If I went through a couple dozen arrows every year I wouldn't bother to do either one. What would be the point of spending the extra time and money only to loose them?
What in the world are you doing to loose 24 arrows every year?
Yes a heat lamp shortens curing time but we don't all have heat lamps laying around the house. Paint and crestings add about the same amount of weight to your arrow. A vinyl cresting only adds a few grains to the end of the shaft. Same with paint.
How "custom" do you expect to get with spray paint. A white base coat with a fade or two? Or a white base coat with another color sprayed over it. No offence but that's not exactly custom. It's still spray paint
You can get custom wraps made up. I am pretty sure that Bowmanhunter will do them and I know that arrow wraps unlimited will do them. send them your design or describe it as best you can and you can get them put on a wrap.
If you really want custom crestings with paint then you need to invest in a cresting kit. Bohning makes a good one.
What in the world are you doing to loose 24 arrows every year?
Yes a heat lamp shortens curing time but we don't all have heat lamps laying around the house. Paint and crestings add about the same amount of weight to your arrow. A vinyl cresting only adds a few grains to the end of the shaft. Same with paint.
How "custom" do you expect to get with spray paint. A white base coat with a fade or two? Or a white base coat with another color sprayed over it. No offence but that's not exactly custom. It's still spray paint
You can get custom wraps made up. I am pretty sure that Bowmanhunter will do them and I know that arrow wraps unlimited will do them. send them your design or describe it as best you can and you can get them put on a wrap.
If you really want custom crestings with paint then you need to invest in a cresting kit. Bohning makes a good one.
08-12-2005 | 10:54 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Im going to start using wraps. Need advice
Yes, Bowmanhunter will do just about anything you ask him to. Tell him what you want, he will draw it up, and send you a proof. 4 inch, totally custom wraps were only 9.50 If I remember correctly, That may have been regular size I dont remember now. [&:][:@]
08-14-2005 | 10:47 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Im going to start using wraps. Need advice
Did the paint trick. Its great. Just what I wanted from a wrap. I can see how a wrap could look cooler because of the ability to print anything you want on them. Im not concerned with looks, I was looking for something easy to strip and refletch. I did up a half dozen with the paint trick, shot them for a couple of days and striped one to see if it worked the way I wanted, and it did. Im sold. 
Thanks for the heads up kevin.
Thanks for the heads up kevin.
08-15-2005 | 08:45 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Im going to start using wraps. Need advice
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Kevin, A dozen arrows wil last me for at least a year. I don't shoot at the same spots while practicing, I rarely miss the target, very few arrows get broken and I hardly ever loose one. So yes my arrows are available to refletch and I will refletch a two to three times a year. If I went through a couple dozen arrows every year I wouldn't bother to do either one. What would be the point of spending the extra time and money only to loose them?
What in the world are you doing to loose 24 arrows every year?
Missing would be my guess ... I shoot instinctive and I'm a little rusty , the heat and humidity here is usually awful during Summer so I can't shoot as often as I'd like . The other day I lost 2 , good thing I got them on clearance .
Yes a heat lamp shortens curing time but we don't all have heat lamps laying around the house. Paint and crestings add about the same amount of weight to your arrow. A vinyl cresting only adds a few grains to the end of the shaft. Same with paint.
An ordinary floodlight or space heater can be used to "bake" them . It doesn't require a lot of heat to cure lacquer .
How "custom" do you expect to get with spray paint. A white base coat with a fade or two? Or a white base coat with another color sprayed over it. No offence but that's not exactly custom. It's still spray paint.
Never heard of silk screening or airbrushes ? That's how your custom wrap makers create theirs . A home silkscreen or airbrush set up can be had for under $100 , how many commercial wraps would that buy ?
You can get custom wraps made up. I am pretty sure that Bowmanhunter will do them and I know that arrow wraps unlimited will do them. send them your design or describe it as best you can and you can get them put on a wrap.
If you really want custom crestings with paint then you need to invest in a cresting kit. Bohning makes a good one.
I don't actually crest mine , I was just making a suggestion to Burnie .
Kevin, A dozen arrows wil last me for at least a year. I don't shoot at the same spots while practicing, I rarely miss the target, very few arrows get broken and I hardly ever loose one. So yes my arrows are available to refletch and I will refletch a two to three times a year. If I went through a couple dozen arrows every year I wouldn't bother to do either one. What would be the point of spending the extra time and money only to loose them?
What in the world are you doing to loose 24 arrows every year?
Missing would be my guess ...
I shoot instinctive and I'm a little rusty , the heat and humidity here is usually awful during Summer so I can't shoot as often as I'd like . The other day I lost 2 , good thing I got them on clearance . Yes a heat lamp shortens curing time but we don't all have heat lamps laying around the house. Paint and crestings add about the same amount of weight to your arrow. A vinyl cresting only adds a few grains to the end of the shaft. Same with paint.
An ordinary floodlight or space heater can be used to "bake" them . It doesn't require a lot of heat to cure lacquer .
How "custom" do you expect to get with spray paint. A white base coat with a fade or two? Or a white base coat with another color sprayed over it. No offence but that's not exactly custom. It's still spray paint.
Never heard of silk screening or airbrushes ? That's how your custom wrap makers create theirs . A home silkscreen or airbrush set up can be had for under $100 , how many commercial wraps would that buy ?
You can get custom wraps made up. I am pretty sure that Bowmanhunter will do them and I know that arrow wraps unlimited will do them. send them your design or describe it as best you can and you can get them put on a wrap.
If you really want custom crestings with paint then you need to invest in a cresting kit. Bohning makes a good one.
I don't actually crest mine , I was just making a suggestion to Burnie .
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