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Title: How many dips?????
Post by: 3Feathers on August 11, 2012, 04:29:00 PM
Bought a big dipper,filled it with waterbase poly.How many dips do you do to seal your woodies?I put four coats when applying the wipe-on,the dipping seems to put on a heavier coat.
Title: Re: How many dips?????
Post by: Dave Pagel on August 11, 2012, 04:51:00 PM
I use Helmsman Spar Urethane, but I dip 3 times, crest and dip 3 more.

D.P.
Title: Re: How many dips?????
Post by: Roger Norris on August 11, 2012, 05:32:00 PM
Are you guys steel wooling between coats?
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Post by: M60gunner on August 11, 2012, 06:56:00 PM
May I ask why so many coats? When I did wipe on poly 3coats seemed to me more than enough. I used 0000 steel wool between the first and second coat.Third coat went over the second coat, then wax.
Title: Re: How many dips?????
Post by: Orion on August 11, 2012, 08:58:00 PM
I usually use Bohning lacquer -- two dips.  Have used water based polycrylic as well.  It's even thicker.  Only two coats of it as well. Steel wool lightly between coats and after the second coat.
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Post by: Bjorn on August 11, 2012, 09:55:00 PM
Yep that's what I do-2 dips.
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Post by: Paul Shirek on August 11, 2012, 10:41:00 PM
2 or 3 if it is thin...
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Post by: Mongo on August 12, 2012, 03:00:00 AM
I use Minwax Poly-U thinned with Mineral spirits.  Usually two dips is plenty for my woodies.
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Post by: Tree Killer on August 12, 2012, 12:30:00 PM
dip once...steel wool...dip again...crest...dip again...fletch.

3 dips with the minwax poly
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Post by: grayfeather on August 12, 2012, 07:01:00 PM
I use bohning and use 2 coats and water stain first.I steel wool between first  to coats.I dip and let drip with my rack made by Legends bows, works great.
Title: Re: How many dips?????
Post by: AkDan on August 12, 2012, 10:44:00 PM
take a damp rag and wipe your shafts...let them dry than steel wool...will make much less work later!  

I use profin and usually go with 4 or 5 coats.   no need to thin or mess around its ready to go in the can.  It does target target burn though.