SIGHT..REST....GETTING RUSTED BECAUSE OF RAIN
 

HOW DO YOU APPROACH THIS AND WHAT DO YOU DO I WAS HUNTING IN THE RAIN THE OTHER DAY AND NOW MY BOW IS DEVELOPING RUST WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO?

RE: SIGHT..REST....GETTING RUSTED BECAUSE OF RAIN
 

Throw a little car polish on it....

...and early enough so that the smell dissipates. ;)

RE: SIGHT..REST....GETTING RUSTED BECAUSE OF RAIN
 

Well, aluminum won't rust so you must be talking about the bolts or cap screws that hold things together. Frankly I don't worry about them too much. Short of coating them with clear laquer or something they are going to rust if they get wet. It doesn't hurt anything.

If it's a target bow and you want it pretty then stay out of the rain or tear the bow down after shooting in the rain and clean all the bolts up. If it's a hunting rig then, oh well.........

RE: SIGHT..REST....GETTING RUSTED BECAUSE OF RAIN
 

Sucks doesn't it. No reason for it.For thecost of the products they could use stainless steel. You can replace them yourself.

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It's what I dont do and that is hunt or shoot in the rain:D

Get some flat black paint and repaint the rusty parts then cover with car polish like Frank mentioned;)

RE: SIGHT..REST....GETTING RUSTED BECAUSE OF RAIN
 

I take all the steel parts off and Teflon coat them.

RE: SIGHT..REST....GETTING RUSTED BECAUSE OF RAIN
 

Bow string wax when new can help keep things from rusting.

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oh ok i just wanted to know what you guys did cus lots of times when its raining i just love that weather and then when isee my bolts startin to get rusted it dont make me go out anymore....but ill be sure to take them out repaint them and put some polish

RE: SIGHT..REST....GETTING RUSTED BECAUSE OF RAIN
 

As a preventative measeure I normally wipe it of after im done hunting.

RE: SIGHT..REST....GETTING RUSTED BECAUSE OF RAIN
 

Wipe them off an use hair dryer.

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If your going to do this your gonna have to remove all the rust before you paint and cover with wax. If you just paint over the rust it'll come back through the new paint. Make sure you get all the rust off and then cover with a protectant

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yes thanks for the reminder im goin to sand the paint off and then repaint

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For Pete's sake, just go to Lowe's or Home Depot and get stainless bolts. Problem solved forever.

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stainless helps but will still rust. its all about maintainance. get that bow out of the case and dry it off a.s.a.p.. also i like to coat with synthetic no smell type oils but some brands will react with plastics especially when it gets cold. one time my qwikee quiver bracket just fell off in 15 degree weather right where the screws were oiled.