How many of you all use a finishing wax like minwax or Johnson's on your bows to give them a protective layer? If so how many coats do you use?
Anyone use funiture wax to protect their bows? Bear recommends it on their warranty card.
Nothing here.
Ive used paste wax. I seen moisture beading up on the bow, but I don't know if it really did anything more then the finish already did.
uUse it all the time because I prefer a high gloss finish on my personal bows. Having said that I clean it off during hunting season and go with a less reflective finish.
I feel like it would just fill areas that moisture could get in and cause damage. And if you didn't buff it could be like a cloudy finish during hunting season.
I use Johnson paste wax, wipe on and DO NOT bluff off let dry to a dull finish for a non glare protective finish.
But the bow is already sealed by its own finish.
I just run mine dry without it. Those all have a strong odor and the bow is already sprayed with an epoxy finish that is waterproof enough. As it gets nicks and dings I fill them in with superglue.
I use a paste wax. But pay attention to string nocks the most. I do it because not that the bow with modern finishes needs a lot of waxing. Just old habit from my firearms days.
I use a product called Bri-Wax. On the back of the bow I let it sit unbuffed. The dark brown can be dabbed as a good break-up pattern.
I like Birchwood Casey gunstock wax...it is a very versatile product that I even use on a leather grip
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Nope, not nuthin. Don't see a need for it.
I use selfbows and sinew backed bows. If caught out in a rain storm I wipe off the excess water with a dry rag or towel when I get back home or in camp. The finish does the rest while in the weather.