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Title: painting bow
Post by: sandlapper on July 14, 2017, 05:37:00 PM

I have a longbow with very streaked clear glass over purpleheart limbs. I was thinking about painting the bows back and belly purple then polying over. Can this be done?

Title: Re: painting bow
Post by: Mad Max on July 14, 2017, 05:59:00 PM

I have used Acrylic paint you get at wal-ma--
and it works fine.
It will wipe off with water and a rag.
It will scratch easy until you get it polyed

Title: Re: painting bow
Post by: Pat B on July 14, 2017, 07:34:00 PM

Krylon spray paint comes in lots of colors and should work.

Title: Re: painting bow
Post by: jess stuart on July 16, 2017, 06:30:00 PM

Several years ago I had a set of limbs with very streaky glass.  I sanded the glass just like I was going to put on finish, but sprayed with Krylon paint then finished as usual.  They have held up  great and still look good.  I only wished I would have picked a color resembling the glass of days long gone by.