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Main Boards => Trad History/Collecting => Topic started by: Lost Arra on January 02, 2012, 09:30:00 AM
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I am cleaning up a 1963 Black Widow for a family member. Grandpa decided black electrical tape would make a good string keeper and it left a black residue when I removed the tape and replaced the string.
What would be a good way to remove the tape gunk without messing up the glue joint for the overlays?
Thanks
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goo-be-gone you can buy it at most stores
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cover girl 100% acetone finger nail polish remover and green scotch-brite (walmart a total cost of about 4 bucks or less) that will take tape residue right off.Be very careful and scrub gentley or you may scrub off some of the original finish ......... got pics ???? bd
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Goof-Off is even better than Goo-Be-Gone. It won't harm finishes.
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Thanks for info!
Grandpa's bandaid attachment for the brush rest is another nice touch I hope to improve on. :)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/LostArrow/Widow/IMG_8224.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/LostArrow/Widow/IMG_8226.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/LostArrow/Widow/IMG_8223.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/LostArrow/Widow/IMG_8220.jpg)
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I twisted up a new string for it and dug out my 1970's fiberglass hunting arrows and it shoots great.
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What a great bow,especially since it belonged to your grandfather.Enjoy shooting it.
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Actually not my grandfather but grandfather on the inlaws side (does that make sense?). I'm the only bowhunter so I got the bow for now.
There are great grandsons that I've been teaching to shoot. They should grow into this bow in a few years. One of the kids is a heck of a shot with a Maddog pup.
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I second goof off it works great!
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Awesome bow! Getting the kids hooked early is smart, and how cool will it be when they eventually hunt with their great Grandfathers bow.
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I would have to agree with Goof-Off. I used it to remove masking tape that was 25+ years on a
X-60 Wilson Bros and worked great when the others did not.
Regards,Ray
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Like Don implied do not try too hard because sometimes the tape impregnates itself into the finish and cannot be totally removed. Sometimes it presses into the finish and leaves a visible impression but does come off. Sometimes It has protected the wood from light so it is a different color under the tape so again watch to not get carried away thinking the different color is that you have not removed enough tape residue. Jim
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I like the cover girl acetone finger nail polish remover best because it is gentle on your bows finish and on your nails bd
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Charcoal lighter fluid is a great tape goo remover. Most guys usually have some around for the grill so it is at hand.
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It is my opinion that using denatured alcohol would the best as it leaves no residue and only lightly dulls the original finish which would buff with a good car polish and would be as shiny as new! Good luck with your project a very worthy one at that! Nice looking piece of history in your hands. Jacques A. Bonin
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upper limb tip overlay
since the string does not touch this area once it's strung I've been stringing it on to the lower limb
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/LostArrow/Widow/P1000774.jpg)
Would a sawdust/glue mixture fix this? I'm trying to avoid replacing the entire overlay.