I have read alot about people using tru oil on bows and arrows. But I typically only see 3 oz bottles. Question is:
How many arrows can you do with a 3 oz bottle?
(I have read 5-6 coats per arrow)
How much is used to do 1 60" bow? Is 3 oz enough?
I am just not certain how far a 3 oz bottle will actually go.
Thanks,
James
It does a ton, I don't know how you would use it all, I have no idea how many bows or arrows but several of each.
3 oz will do a number of bows 6-8 coats 3-4 bows. Shelf life is a problem so buy the little bottles and make a pin hole in the foil.
Store the bottles cap down, that way the skin that forms wont be on top impedeing flow and putting "chunks" in your finish.
does not have a real long shelf life.
I use so much I have never had mine go bad, some as long as six months. I keep mine cool, around 62-63 degrees and I give it a shake every week or so if Im not using it............I love the the stuff!
Bjorn, that pin hole idea is the best idea I have heard in quite a while. Thanks, Bob
Thanks a ton guys. I just ordered a small bottle of it to test out on some arrows I will be making in the next couple of weeks.
I would imagine that the small hole in the foil with the bottle being stored upside down would probably work best?
I assume shelf life meaning once it is opened it tends to go down hill from there on?
Preferred method to hand rub or use little strips of t shirt or something?
Thanks,
James
I've have made 5 or 6 bows with one small bottle. It really goes a long way. Be sure to put it on in thin coats, and I like to lightly use steel wool between coats.
My preferred method of application is to use a gun cleaning patch.
I'm with Kat. I use coffee filters cut in 1/4s to apply. The gun patches sound like a good idea though. You want to use something lint free and these two things are.
Don't know if any one else has done this but when I work with True Oil or Lin Speed I take some in a small container and add a few drops of Terpentine to thin it just a bit. The terp also acts like a drier. I like it to be more thin than it is as it come out of the bottle....
If I have some left over after I am done I just pour it back in the bottle
I apply mine using just fingers, It didnt seem right at first and I was sure I would end up with finger prints and smudges all over but it dries perfectly. Use 0000 steel wool between coats and apply several thin coats versus fewer thick coats.
Rascal,
It it easy to remove from your fingers?