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Title: what should I put on the broadhead to keep sharp
Post by: Houska on August 04, 2011, 03:25:00 PM
Hello,

I am sharpening some broadheads for a friend and when I am done I want to keep them sharp for the next month. Is there some type of wax or vasoline I can put on the edge to prevent corrosion?
Title: Re: what should I put on the broadhead to keep sharp
Post by: Huntingnut on August 04, 2011, 03:28:00 PM
Vaseline or dipping in melted candle wax will both work.
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Post by: mudfish on August 04, 2011, 03:42:00 PM
gun oil has worked well for me, usually Rem Oil or Break Free
Title: Re: what should I put on the broadhead to keep sharp
Post by: Pepper on August 04, 2011, 04:16:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Huntingnut:
Vaseline or dipping in melted candle wax will both work.
Works for me.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: what should I put on the broadhead to keep sharp
Post by: dink on August 04, 2011, 04:58:00 PM
u said it vaseline it works for me
Title: Re: what should I put on the broadhead to keep sharp
Post by: Terry Lightle on August 04, 2011, 05:51:00 PM
I use Chapstick on mine
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Post by: Sharpster on August 04, 2011, 06:34:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by okla bearclaw:
I use Chapstick on mine
+1 for the chapstick

Nothing will keep them sharp for very long though. If you find they're not as sharp in a couple of weeks, try just stropping them (cardboard or leather). That's usually all that's needed to bring them right back.

Ron
Title: Re: what should I put on the broadhead to keep sharp
Post by: Bill Carlsen on August 04, 2011, 08:26:00 PM
Chapstick
Title: Re: what should I put on the broadhead to keep sharp
Post by: Old Chief on August 04, 2011, 09:44:00 PM
I have been using a gun care product named "EEZOX" and it is the best thing I have ever used to keep them sharp.
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Post by: Recurve50 LBS on August 04, 2011, 10:03:00 PM
Good post Houska! I was wondering the same thing and was gonna ask this very same question.
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Post by: Bjorn on August 04, 2011, 10:09:00 PM
I dip in vaseline while the head is still warm.
Title: Re: what should I put on the broadhead to keep sharp
Post by: calgarychef on August 05, 2011, 08:28:00 AM
I use hot melt glue and spread it all along the edge.  It peels right off when you need it gone.  It also works to carry your arrows in a bowquiver. I leave a couple with the glue off and the rest have the glue still on for protection.
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Post by: two4hooking on August 05, 2011, 08:47:00 AM
Chapstick here also!
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Post by: Lamey on August 05, 2011, 09:26:00 AM
on any edge that may cut through something im going to eat,  i use 2 things,  cooking spray (Pam or similar) or Butcher block conditioner-   Both food safe.  

I use these on kitchen & hunting knives,   seems to work on broadheads too.
Title: Re: what should I put on the broadhead to keep sharp
Post by: Jeff Strubberg on August 05, 2011, 09:35:00 AM
Wipe 'em with chapstick.  

The inside of whatever broadhead protection you have will wear em down over a couple of weeks.  Chapstick will slow down the oxidation that kills most sharp edges, though.
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Post by: Fish Finder on August 05, 2011, 10:45:00 AM
Do you guys wipe such products off before the hunt or just shoot the critter with chapstick covered blades?
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Post by: metsastaja on August 05, 2011, 10:46:00 AM
I keep a coffee can of paraffin wax in the workshop.  Dip finished BHeads in the melted wax.