I made some arrows that I must say fly faster than any arrow I have shot(my own feather cut). :D But, like an idiot I made them a nice soft blue. They look great in the quiver but in the woods I think I am going to need to put something on them to help locate them in the dark when they go through a deer. Have any of you guys or galls tried the glow in the dark paint.They are wood arrows and I am not fond of wraps.Thanks Tim :coffee:
I've fiddled with this stuff on nocks. Might find something that works for you here.
http://www.glowmates.com/accessories.htm
Thanks Steve I have to check some of the fishing shops for that.
Hey Ipcjon2, go to Wally World in the automotive dept. and buy some red reflective tape. I cut a strip and wrap it around the arrow right below the feathers. It's cheap and works good.
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Hey Ipcjon2, go to Wally World in the automotive dept. and buy some red reflective tape. I cut a strip and wrap it around the arrow right below the feathers. It's cheap and works good.
excellent idea
2nd on the reflective tape. Even a tiny 1/4" piece between the nock and fletch jumps right out when you swing your flashlight past it in the dark. Been using it for years.
Glow paint is not a good choice IMO. It does not work for squwat and if it did your arrows would be a ball of light in the tree for the best 30 minutes of hunting which could not be a good thing at all.
Bob Urban
Yep, reflective tape between nock and fletch here too. Works like a charm.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/Bows/P2070093.jpg)
Reflective tape works great. But kudos to you for thinking out of the box. I am working with the glow in the dark paint, so I can have a P&Y legal lighted nock...
I just tried the Glow Paint by Cir-Cut Archery,Don't bother with that brand it doesn't coat very well and when dry it doesn't adhere very well.I am going to get some tape.Thanks for all the help. :campfire:
Tim-I found the paint worked better with a white primer under it. Even did some black nocks like that.
I have used reflective tape behind the fletch and have also used rabbit zonkers tied in after seening a great build here on TG.
I like the fur tracers best.
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000110#000000
Diddo on the fur tracers but I'm going to add some reflective tape also.
Thanks for the idea!
God bless,Mudd
PS: Didn't I read somewhere that blue is a color that deer do see?
I will give the primer a try Thanks Steve O.
Mudd, It's a powder blue and the deer may see it coming out the other side. :laughing:
SteveO, that is one beautiful bow!
carry on...
mike