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Title: filling sight screw holes
Post by: jvhunter on August 05, 2010, 08:59:00 PM
Could anyone give me suggstions on what to use to fill sight screw holes on a Black Widow HS60 bow.
Thanks
Title: Re: filling sight screw holes
Post by: Cherokee Scout on August 05, 2010, 09:27:00 PM
Not sure what you mean by screw holes. If they were factory installed inserts, do not fill them.
If someone just drilled a hole in the riser, I have fixed such holes by using a wood dowel shaped to fit the hole. Apply glue to dowel, tap it lightly, let it dry, then sand smooth. Spray if needed.
Title: Re: filling sight screw holes
Post by: B/W lvr on August 05, 2010, 09:34:00 PM
I've filled some sight holes in older Bears with epoxy and covered them with small decales. Works fine and looks good. Frank
Title: Re: filling sight screw holes
Post by: Bill Kissner on August 05, 2010, 10:26:00 PM
Let me put in a word for Bowdoc. This man can absolutely make the holes disappear! I sent him a Bear that had 2 holes in the black fiberglass. I would bet that you cannot show me where the holes were. He is a magician!
Title: Re: filling sight screw holes
Post by: seabass on August 05, 2010, 11:39:00 PM
i've done screw holes in an old kodiak with natural wood filler.then i sanded it,put a little stain on it.then i coated the bow with healmsman spar ureathane.it turned out good.the holes were from someone mounting a quiver long ago.hope this helps,steve
Title: Re: filling sight screw holes
Post by: Zradix on August 05, 2010, 11:56:00 PM
If the bow has color ( phenolic etc...)
You can mix a little model paint in the epoxy to match the color.
Title: Re: filling sight screw holes
Post by: Ssamac on August 06, 2010, 10:50:00 AM
Duco has a 2 part epoxy that comes in a syringe tube. Dont' cut the tip just punch with a pin and insert in the hole and fill. Works nice.

OR better

Like Zradix says, mix in the color first and get a syringe from the pharmacy (they sell them to give medicine to kids, tape over the tip and then punch with a pin (tips are big on these) and put the epoxy mix in the syringe and sqeeze it into the holes

Sam
Title: Re: filling sight screw holes
Post by: lpcjon2 on August 06, 2010, 01:19:00 PM
Wood glue and sawdust(more sawdust than glue)mix it up and put a little in at a time.Then you can stain it to the color of the bow.
Title: Re: filling sight screw holes
Post by: JamesV on August 06, 2010, 01:31:00 PM
Bought a beautiful bear Kodiac cheap at a yard sale some years back. Holes drilled for a quiver, not a nice job either. I drilled the holes out and installed brass inserts, looks factory.............James