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Title: Good Bow Brush
Post by: on July 19, 2017, 02:30:00 PM

Well I did it again...  I was brushing off the dust on my bow and the bristles caught a splinter of glass...     :mad:    :mad:    :mad:    :mad:    :mad:    :mad:    :mad:    :mad:
  I know this could happen because it has happened before...  I am always very careful and brush down limb...  But this time I was done brushing and my brush caught after the last stroke when I was just moving it to put it aside...

   Do any of you have any suggestions for a Good Bow Brush that won't catch glass and still remove dust pretty well??

Title: Re: Good Bow Brush
Post by: Bvas on July 19, 2017, 03:00:00 PM

I don't use a brush.
I wear the thin nylon gloves with rubber palms while doing shaping and profiling. I just use the gloves to wipe bulk material/dust off. If I want it cleaner and before finishing, I use the air compressor to blow it off. Then right before spraying finish I run a tack rag over the bow.

Title: Re: Good Bow Brush
Post by: Crooked Stic on July 19, 2017, 03:52:00 PM

What kind of brush? Make sure it is sanded to no splinters to. If you brush go from center to tip.

Title: Re: Good Bow Brush
Post by: on July 19, 2017, 08:39:00 PM

It's a 4" paint brush...  I do brush out from the riser...  But I guess I mucked up...