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I've heard a few people talk about applying wax to their longbow to help protect finish? What wax do you recommend and how do you apply it. Thanks
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A good quality canuba auto wax.
Jack Harrison put me on to that trick.
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Thunderbird epoxy advices the following: "Wax the bow if you want to. We use “Pledge” furniture polish as a last step".
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I'm kind of wondering what wax would really do besides just make the bow look shiny, or dull if the wax isn't rubbed off.
It seems to me that a wax is going to be a whole lot softer than the epoxy resin finish of a glass lam bow. How would it protect it?
Guy
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any finish can benefit from a coat of wax--most are not as waterproof as you might think
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I have used Minwax Wood Floor Wax, regular Car Wax, Turtle wax spray wax and even furniture polish. It all worked well.
I think it keeps the bow from getting scratched up as much when in a tree stand or walking through brush.
Plus, I like shiny bows :thumbsup:
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Before hunting season I rub a stick of string wax over my limbs and smear it around with my thumb. This really cuts the shiny glare from the bow. When the season is over I buff it out with a soft rag.
A well finished bow should not need wax, I just do it dull the shine.
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One thing to be careful of. I used some furniture wax on one of my recurves and had a heck of a time using a stringer with the rubber block. Surface was just too slick. I finally took it off with some warm soap and water and cleaned the wax build-up off the rubber block with some alcohol and life was good again.
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Most liquid car wax is fine.
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Use a paste car wax before hunting season and leave it on, it dries to a flat finish. When season is over rub to a shine.
This removes reflection and protects finish.
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Johnson's Floor paste wax. Great stuff if you can find it. My can must be 25 years old and still going strong.
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Mothers Canuba wax is what I use
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I use Johnson's paste wax as well. If you have a really shiny bow and want to dull it up, just leave the wax on and don't buff off until season is over.
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I use martin guitar polish... more to just clean it up some though.
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Renaissance wax is the answer you're looking for, FAR better than any other. It's used by all leading museums.
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KIWI Neutral shoe polish. :bigsmyl:
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Birchwood Casey Gun Stock Wax works great. Very smooth finish and protects wood.
Note: Always try a new product on small area before waxing the entire bow.
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If it's hunting season beware waxing your bow with something that smells like a gas can. A little thinned cooking paraffin works as well for protection from rain and dulling a bow's shiny finish, and there's no odor.