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Title: Gasket Laquering Arrows
Post by: Broken Arrow 1 on January 07, 2009, 08:31:00 PM
My question is has anyone ever soaked wood arrows in watco teak oil to add grain weight,and then sealed them with gasket laquer?
Title: Re: Gasket Laquering Arrows
Post by: Paul Mattson on January 08, 2009, 06:51:00 AM
If you are going to soak the shafts in an oil base, a wipe on poly or simular will work out better than GL.  GL will not adhere to the oil base very well.
Title: Re: Gasket Laquering Arrows
Post by: macbow on January 08, 2009, 10:50:00 AM
The problem with gasket laquer is that it relly doesn't stick to anything well. It makes a coating on wood arrows that is fast and looks good but once chipped it will peel off easily.

like above I'd use some type of poly.
Ron
Title: Re: Gasket Laquering Arrows
Post by: Broken Arrow 1 on January 08, 2009, 06:26:00 PM
Thanks for the info guys. I think you just saved me a bid headache!
Title: Re: Gasket Laquering Arrows
Post by: ckanous on January 08, 2009, 06:37:00 PM
Can you use the poly with the gaskets or just dip them w/out the gasket?
Title: Re: Gasket Laquering Arrows
Post by: dano140 on January 08, 2009, 07:05:00 PM
When I tried poly with the gaskets, I could never get a very good coat. The poly was so thin, it almost wiped all of it off pulling it thru the gasket.

Dan