I use acetone too, I wouldn't leave it soaking over night but it works great for glue removal. It might not be good on camo coated arrows though.

I'm not a Chemist, but I have been told there is an oil in rubbing alcohol, not good for making things stick

Dan

I've heard the same thing. I think that's why they call it "rubbing alcohol". 91% or higher is better.

Depends on what you buy. If you buy it without additives, it's just alcohol and water as a dilutent. Some of that "fancy" stuff (not the stuff we'd use anyhow) had perfumes and dyes etc, in it, but additive free Rubbing alcohol, is just Isopropyl Alcohol and distilledwater to meet the %-age desired.

Thanks Arthor I figured someone would find something if there was something. Bohning mentioned it in a positive light.

"Damage to the finish" hmmm? I use it so I don't damage the finish in the scraping process. I also think they are not talking about refletching and the stuff will remove things like labels. The cabon express logo would be gone, O No!

Other than labels I've never had a problem. It is the only thing I know of the breaks down super glue even then it still requires scrapping, it just softer.

I present only the information. You are free to draw your own conclusions. [8D]

I myself wouldn't soak carbons in acetone but I have used it like they describe using MEK. Pretty much stick to denatured alcohol now though.

One thing I do a little different is when I refletch feathers. I use fletch tape for feathers andafter I strip off old feathers, I spray the shafts down with WD-40. It works really well for removing the gummy tape adhesive. Then I clean the oil residue off with denatured alcohol and go on about my business.

Arthur P...Great info..thanks. Question though..I hear a lot of guys going to feathers. They most are using feather tape. Do you get as good of bond with the tape as you would glue? ( I am new at all this and would like to learn as much as poss.) What would be the dissadvantage of gluing feathers?

Don't mean to change the subject on this thread....

Fletch tape works great. I haven't glued a feather onto an arrow since I discovered this stuff several years ago. I put a drop of glue on each end of each feather once I've got 'em fletched for insurance. I've found arrows I've lost that have been out in the hot Texas sun, rain, cold and snow for months and, even though the quills were all gone from the feathers, the bases were still snug.

The feathers will stay stuck until you decide to peel them off. The only scraping that you have to do is the spots of glue at each end of the feather. Depending on your manual dexterity, it's really easy stuff to work with and, with some practice, you can fletch up a dozen arrows in about a half hour. Or a full hour if you don't feel all that industrious.

No disadvantage to glueing feathers, at all. Except it's slower than using the tape. And exceptfor having to scrape all that glue when it's time to refletch. Some guys definitely do still prefer using glue to using tape though.

WARNING: Never soak carbon shafts in any harsh chemical, including acetone. MEK can be used on carbon shafts without damage to the finish if it is rubbed on the shaft with a clean rag


I never soak my arrows in anything, just rub a little acetoneon and the glue comes right off. When I have a problem with weakening my arrows I'll stop.. LOL

Fletch tape is the only thing I will use on my feathers. I don't even dab glue on either the front or back and have pulled arrows through targets and straw bales without having the fletch come even a little unstuck. Fletch tape is easier to use than glue. With glue, I am trying to get a small,even bead down the center of the vane so that a whole bunch of glue doesn't come squishing out the sides of the vane. The fletch tape just lays down right on the feather. No fuss, no muss.