Tried acetone. Didn't touch 'em.
Tried alcohol. Nope.
Tried fingernail polish remover. Kinda.
Tried Dawn dishwashing detergent and a new Scotch Brite sponge and warm water and a tiny bit of elbow grease. GONE. Last night's bratwurst residue was tougher.
:goldtooth:
I had heard that they had changed the paint so people couldn't take it off with acetone.
Oh nice! I just fletched some last night and was thinking, "gosh I wish I could get thus ugly label off now."
I'll have to try the Dawn.I usually use a fine grit sandpaper and sand off what sticks out from my wraps.
Great tip! I have thought about that more than once but have not taken the time for trial & error.
Now - what works best for cresting on carbon??
J
I dug around for an hour looking for a can of Bestine acetone and was really disappointed when it didn't work. Then I decided to wash off any residue... voilà!
I use lacquer thinner and fine steel wool.It takes longer to tell you about it then it does to take the lables off.
Yeah, it's sounding to me like abrading is the common denominator not really the solvent.
I wonder if Gold Tip is aware that one of the first things people do with their arrows is try and get those horsey labels off.
Thanks for the tip. I have been using fine steel wool and acetone, get it off but hafta scrub quite a bit.
I've had god luck just using 0000 steel wool & a little elbow grease.
QuoteOriginally posted by huntingarcher:
I use lacquer thinner and fine steel wool.It takes longer to tell you about it then it does to take the lables off.
Ditto!
I have always done it this way with little problems. Did they just recently change the labels or something?
Bisch
The last few batches I have gotten it won't come off all the way. The ones before that I had no problem.
Napa spray-on gasket remover, spray on and wipe right off. No elbow grease or sandpaper required.
The first "seconds" I ever bought were GT Traditionals with the ink smeared. The printing wiped right off with acetone.
A year or so later, I tried it with a second batch and the acetone barely was a noticeable difference.
They changed something!
Great tip, thanks.
Thanx for the tip.
Did 2 dozen with lacquer thinner last night.Came off quick!
Why do you want to remove it?
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
QuoteOriginally posted by huntingarcher:
I use lacquer thinner and fine steel wool.It takes longer to tell you about it then it does to take the lables off.
Ditto!
I have always done it this way with little problems. Did they just recently change the labels or something?
Bisch [/b]
Same here.
I use 0000 steel wool with alcohol, has always worked great for me
Good deal.
Since recently receiving GT blems from Jim, wanted to revive this thread since I'm having a little trouble getting "all" the labeling off... Lacquer thinner took most off, but still show faint blackening. Tried acetone, no help, tried NAPA gasket remover which works on Carbonwoods, but no help on these GTs. Gonna try Dawn dishsoap and Scotts pad next...
Steel wool has been the easiest for me
I always use Brillo pads wit the soap in it. But it was a year ago since I bought GT's...
SOS pads work for me.
Will try SOS pads, thanx guys...
Well I see gasket remover does not work any more, neither did any other solvent I tried. different ink I guess. did 2 doz with 000 steel wool though,no solvent, wasnt too terribly bad
I think the key was the Scotch Brite pad. It's an abrasive just like fine steel wool. I just got some Trad Blems and the markings (not the wood grain) wiped right off with acetone and steel wool. I like to take all the markings off except the 3555/1535 etc, since I shoot both and want to be able to tell them apart easily. Have to be very careful taking the markings off that I don't get the numbers at the same time.