Anyone got any pointers on how to get your old vanes off of carbon arrows. Something that doesnt take forever but still gets the arrow perfectly clean. The main problem is the glue residue and some of the fletching left on after I rip the old fletching off. Steal wool works but takes a lot of elbow grease. Lazy man here looking for an easier way.

thanks

Cargo

I have re flectched alot of carbons at the shop. The best way to remove the residue that i have learned is using a knife with a fairly dull edge. Its not sharp enough to damage the arrow but capable of removing any glue residue or excess vane...best way i know how

I also just use a knife blade and hold it at such a angle that it just "scrapes" off the fletch/glue.

Be very carelful not to cut to far when scraping. I have a friend who owns a shop and his hand started to swell one day-he went to the doctor and he had a carbon sliver 4 inches long, driven through the width of his hand-ouch!

Just a word of caution.

Jeff...U.P. of Michigan.

just like above,the only thing i could come up with was my trusty pocket knife, then use the steel wool to put the finishing touches to it

I use a semi-sharp broadhead. I lay it flat on the shaft and push into the vane or feather. I then run it back and forth until all the gule is off, as well as the fletching. The broadhead should be sharp, but not shave hair to work best. I forgot to mention I use a 3 blade head, two or four blade heads won't work to well.

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The edge of a jack knife works for me also, then the steel wool. Ditto on the caution, carbon slivers are nasty!

ditto on the knife to get the most off. then i rub some acetone on it and the rest comes off fairly easily (glue residue). i dont use any steel wool this way.

no idea if it harms the arrows at all, but ive never had a problem so far.

John