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Title: Restoration/repairs
Post by: Olddog on July 27, 2013, 07:43:00 PM
Hi, this is the first post from a Newbie and I need some info. Just picked up a great 1960 Kodiak and love the way it shoots but it needs a little TLC before deer and elk season. I need to get a set of decals so I can do a complete refinish as it has already been badly wiped down with poly over the top of some minor stress cracks which I would like to get some Loctite 420 down in. My questions are: How do I make sure the cracks are clean, are the decals in the topcoat or under the glass and how do I get ahold of Al for decals. Thanks Olddog  :deadhorse:
Title: Re: Restoration/repairs
Post by: 450 marlin on July 28, 2013, 07:51:00 AM
Decals get applied after the first coats of clear, then several more coats to protect them. Al is at the Penn. bow show this weekend...

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Alan Hardford
4663 St Anthony Rd
Temperance, MI 48182
Title: Re: Restoration/repairs
Post by: TonyW on July 30, 2013, 10:29:00 AM
Welcome Robert!

Any "Newbie" with the experience and knowledge  to choose a 1960 Kodiak AND who also already knows about the magic of using Loctite 420 on stress cracks AND who knows the magic worked by Al's decals has a lot to offer this site. You really are an "Old Dog" when it comes to bows.

Do your questions deserve a "deadhorse?"
    :deadhorse:    

Nonsense!

As TG bowhunter Mojostick once wrote:

"It's not a dead horse as long as some continue to ask for help and education on the subject. Keep in mind, new traditional hunters come to this site everyday."
Title: Re: Restoration/repairs
Post by: Jack Hoyt 75 on August 12, 2013, 12:13:00 AM
Sanding sponges, oooo steel wool, Loctite,  Al's decals, wipe on polypropylene Truoil, buffing rag.  Equals a beauty!