denatured alcohol
 

I was wondering about denatured alcohol.We do not have anything in Canada called that I was wondering if it is the same as menthol hydrate.I know this is not archery related directly.But I was told it is a good cleaner for preping arrow shafts before glueing.

RE: denatured alcohol
 

Usually it is just alcohol that is denatured with other distillates. Usually a hydrocarbon of sorts. Lots of time the hydrocarbon is the same as gasoline.

RE: denatured alcohol
 

You mean methyl hydrate, I guess. They are not the same, but can be used the same way. Be sure to wear rubber gloves with the methyl alcohol though. It's worse about drying out your skin than denatured is, and denatured is pretty bad.

RE: denatured alcohol
 

I hear you I have used methyl hydrate before and it does dry your skin out pretty bad.The guy at my bowshop like to use it all the time for prepping arrows before he put's any kind of glue on the shaft,it really atacks oil and dries it up.I think I will use the methyl hydrate just because I have looked for years to get denatured alcohol but have not seen it in any store's in Canada.

RE: denatured alcohol
 

Denatured alcohol is ethanol which has been rendered toxic or otherwise undrinkable, and in some cases dyed. It is used for purposes such as fuel for spirit burners and camping stoves, and as a solvent. Traditionally, the main additive was 10% methanol, which gave rise to methylated spirits. There are diverse industrial uses for ethanol, and therefore literally hundreds of recipes for denaturing ethanol. Typical additives are methanol, isopropanol, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, denatonium,[1] and even (uncommonly) aviation gasoline.

RE: denatured alcohol
 

Although just as bad for you as denatured alcohol is, acetone will work just as good. Just be sure to prep the vanes too. I still have some arrows that I've preped the arrows as well as the vanes with acetone and am still shooting them a couple of years later through a wisker biskit and they haven't came off yet. Once they're on, they're on.

RE: denatured alcohol
 

I use regular 91% isopropyl alcohol .You should be able to get it any drug store or pharmacy.I had read somewhere that regular 70% rubbing alcohol is not recommended because it contains a slight amount of oil.The 91% is used for preperation of the skin prior to an injection.
I got mine at a Walgreens and it was only a couple of bucks

RE: denatured alcohol
 

I've been using that too for years, and I don't have fletching problems. I scuff my vanes with 200 grit sand paper, clean with the alcohol, then I fletch with super glue gel. Works like a champ!

RE: denatured alcohol
 

Better. Some vanes don't require preping. I remove the nock and stick the shaft right in the can, let it sit a few minutes and wipe it off with a paper towel. It will, unlike alchohol remove super glued vanes. The only thing that will.

When the can of acetone no longer works, get another.

RE: denatured alcohol
 

I've never thought of putting the shaft in the can! Good idea! I bought some vanes that had some sort of powder on them. Probably from the manufacturing process, and they had to be wiped down or they would pop right off. They're on there like cement now.