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Title: Refinish older bow, I have questions
Post by: sinistral on December 24, 2008, 05:34:00 PM

Hi, I am going to try and refinish an older longbow. The former owner had hand painted some camo on it. How should I remove this old paint? I would also like to take it down and not remove info on the bow for weight etc. Any ideas where to start would be very helpful. I figure start with a refinish project, then move onto my own build. Thanks Jeff

Title: Re: Refinish older bow, I have questions
Post by: macbow on December 26, 2008, 09:00:00 PM

If it is a fiberglass and wood bow I would start with some scotch brite and maybe WD-40 to loosen the paint.
Ron

Title: Re: Refinish older bow, I have questions
Post by: sinistral on December 26, 2008, 09:10:00 PM

Ron, thanks. The WD-40 won't soak into the glass or wood if the finish is still mostly intact right? It looks like a glass backed bow.
Jeff

Title: Re: Refinish older bow, I have questions
Post by: shamus on January 07, 2009, 07:15:00 AM

WD-40 worries me. It tends to gum up.