Today, I scratched my Savannah. I put on a new rest, and it had some leather hanging over the shelf. Like an idiot, I said, "Hey! I bet some sandpaper would take care of that!" :knothead: Because of my awesome sanding skills, I now have a scuff on my bow. I put some Tru Oil on it like I did my recurve last week but the perfectionist in me is saying I'm an idiot and just ruined a very nice bow. Do any of you get like that or am I being to anal?
now you don't have to worry about scratching it...
well of course you ruined it!!!! good thing i collect ruined bows. so send her on over. :bigsmyl:
and don kauss, i will have nightmares about your avatar tonight. where did that thing come from
Man, I dunno, it shoot's very nicely... Just not sure I can stand the site of her now...
I'm still trying to figure out what that thing even is. It's got a baby in the middle!
ted , what grit s/p did you scracth it with
Consider it broke in now. ;) :cool:
QuoteOriginally posted by beaver#1:
ted , what grit s/p did you scracth it with
Some 150.
I'll do it your anal.but thats ok
start moving up grits til you get to 2000 hen oil. are the scratches really that deep into the wood or is it just the clear coat
Nah, just the clear coat but you can see wher I got it, it's all shiny, and then it's kinda dull in that area.
I wouldnt worry about it one bit, now its broke in and you want babby it. Now take it out and get deep in the brush with it.
Bows that are used kill more game than ones that are taken special care of. Hunt with that sucker and get it bloody.
One thing I just realized to is that that part will be covered with grip tape... :knothead:
yah if you want it shiny again i might try clear fingernail polish. just an idea.
any body figured out don avatar yet? its really tripping me out
just use clear coat nail polish
good one
Do you think it'll stand out from the rest of the finish? I'd say the normal finish is kind of satiny. It's not real shiny, but you can definitly see the sun off of it.
If you go to a nail salon they could get you one with a satin look
QuoteOriginally posted by I'm Not Ted:
One thing I just realized to is that that part will be covered with grip tape... :knothead:
The scratch is on the grip? If so, just put on a Sur-Grip and it will be covered. I have a Sur-Grip on my Savannah and it works great - especially when the weather is warm or when it's raining.
I'd say it's not salvageable but to keep you from feeling badly just send it to me and I'll dispose of it for you,.... just because I care...lol
God bless,Mudd
Did you but it to use or look at? If you bought it to use, that probably won't be the only scratch you ever see on it.
You have no idea how freaked out I was, when I found out that I had waxed my bow with a wax containing solvents, which ruined the finish and gave the limbs some brown spots. My main concern was the fiberglass - I was afraid what the solvents could do.
I cleaned it off, sanded it and refinished it. As it was the first time I finished a bow, it looked sloppy. I was pretty angry. Sanded and finished a couple of times, and now it looks great. It still has some brownish spots, but that just acts as camo now. I'm a perfectionist too, but I've learned that in time you'll accept it as it is. After all, it still shoots!
This was a very funny read for me at 4:45am. I am sure your bow is fine. Unless you went nuttso with the sandpaper and your Madd sanding skills. Soon it will become a small blemish on a seasoned warrior.I am sure nobody on the Gang will remember what you did.(well, maybe they will). Don't sweat it.
As for Don's avatar. I don't know what that is but his profile said he is an "object maker"(with too much time on his hands)(I added the last part).
It's not the end of the world.
Mate I had one of my Widows re-finished by Blackwidow after falling down a rock fall, got it back like new.
Several weeks later I arrived at my hunting location in Cape york strung my bow and left it on my swag for about half an hour, returned and drew the bow.
The string poped off and the bow took of out of my hand and into the concrete all banged up again!
Just as well I took 2 bows!
Like you it was my own fault but it happens nothing a little TLC by the right people can't fix.
Keep smiling
Cheers Mate
Piggy, whats a swag?
INT, I should have mentioned that I have mud, blood and lots of scratches on most of my past hunting bows. It's OK!
Chuck
It's a BOW-just shoot it! Seriously, if it bothers you that much you can send it to bowdoc but I'd just shrug it off and appreciate it as a fine bow. Don't get me wrong, I hate it at first when I do stuff like that but I always do something at some point that'll cause a scratch. I'll always use my bow to block a flying branch for example-I figure it's my face that's too pretty and needs to be protected! :D
Why not check with Martin for direction? I shoot a number of Toelke bows and the 1st time I had a tip scratched to where it was noticeable I called Dan and he had me use 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper and a Krylon product and in 10-15 minutes it was literally like brand new, impossible to find the repair area.
I'd like to thank everyone for the encouraging words and the fixin up ideas. I'm slowly getting over it. I think maybe a slow walk in the woods this weekend will help to. It's my first bow over 200$ so I'm gonna be a little over protective for a while. Thanks again all, I really appreciate it! :campfire: :archer:
Bows aren't supposed to have scratches and nicks on them? Funky - who knew?
I think I dinged my HH about a week after I got it. Seems to shoot just fine in spite of that.
My wife counseler said he's not anal he's DETAILED
Piggy, whats a swag?
Two tracks have a look at this site it will explain.
It is commonly used here in Australia great bit of camping gear.
http://www.jollyswags.swag.com.au/
Cheers Mate
Those things are sure cool! :bigsmyl:
I've got a Fedora excellerator I'm thinking of doing the same thing to. I actually talked to Fedora to find out what to use first, I can't believe I actually did that because usually I just try something first and then I really screw it up-lol. If I wasn't going to sell it I wouldn't care and if you really like the Savannah(I shot one and loved it)and plan on keeping it then I wouldn't worry about it if it's a hunting bow.- Steve