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Title: Something odd with my arrow finish
Post by: monterey on September 29, 2016, 04:47:00 PM

Ok, I'm making up three dozen youth arrows.  Each dozen is stained with a different color, but are identical Water based acrylic.  They all have five topcoats of minwax wipe on gloss water based poly.

I put the last coat of poly on two days ago and the finish is cured to a good hard finish on all shafts,.... except one.  It is still tacky and refuses to dry.

All shafts are identical POC.

Any thoughts on what is going on?

Not a serious problem, but certainly a curious one.

Title: Re: Something odd with my arrow finish
Post by: monterey on September 29, 2016, 04:50:00 PM

Sorry guys, I meant for this to go to Pow Wow.

Title: Re: Something odd with my arrow finish
Post by: JamesV on October 02, 2016, 12:22:00 AM

The dozen that are acting up are probably female.

Title: Re: Something odd with my arrow finish
Post by: monterey on October 02, 2016, 12:44:00 AM

It's only one out of six which points more to one of my grandkids.   :biglaugh:

Title: Re: Something odd with my arrow finish
Post by: Longtoke on October 02, 2016, 03:17:00 AM

Maybe that one shaft has a bunch of resin in it?

Title: Re: Something odd with my arrow finish
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 03, 2016, 07:51:00 AM

Any thoughts on what is going on?

Yup, the one arrow is sticky..    :wavey:

Title: Re: Something odd with my arrow finish
Post by: monterey on October 03, 2016, 01:58:00 PM

Thanks,Roy.  I knew you would have a solution.   :biglaugh:  

I think longtoke is onto something.  It's now been about five days since the last finish application and all of them are well cured but that one is still sticky.

Title: Re: Something odd with my arrow finish
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 03, 2016, 03:21:00 PM

Ok here's what ya gotta do ole timer!
Strip it down to bare wood. Stain it, then one coat of shellac, then your final finish over that.
Ya unnerstand?

Title: Re: Something odd with my arrow finish
Post by: monterey on October 04, 2016, 12:21:00 PM

Hah, that arrow is built!  Feathers on and burned and point mounted along the others.  I'm going to let it sit for five or six years and see what happens.   :)

Title: Re: Something odd with my arrow finish
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 05, 2016, 06:23:00 AM

Put it in your hot box..

Title: Re: Something odd with my arrow finish
Post by: monterey on October 05, 2016, 01:51:00 PM

Just getting my hot box out of the shed and set up is a 45 minute project.  Think I'll just build another arra.