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Title: cleaning older bows?
Post by: Stone Knife on September 11, 2007, 08:26:00 PM

I just bought my wife and daughter a couple bows, one bear ranger and the other a Ben Pearson Philly both 35# What is a good thing to wipe them down with to clean them up.

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: Jim Boettcher on September 11, 2007, 08:35:00 PM

Furniture polish like Pledge works really well. Jim

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: leftyfred on September 11, 2007, 09:02:00 PM

Foam pad glazing compound from the auto parts store.  3M is the brand of choice.  LF

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: hormoan on September 11, 2007, 09:37:00 PM

If they are a lot like the ones I run across, they have years of gunk on em. If so I use very fine steel wool like 0000. And a furniture polish\\was sprayed on it, that usually takes the junk off. The 0000 steel wool won't take much off unless you go crazy. Then coat after wiping off excess old gunk. With a good wax, usually makes them 100% better. Than before.

                      Brent

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: Mike Byrge@home on September 11, 2007, 09:43:00 PM

WD40 cleans them up nice.

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: tippit on September 11, 2007, 09:47:00 PM

A friend of mine that used to buy & sell old bows used to swear by Brasso!  Doc

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: ks_stickbow on September 11, 2007, 09:49:00 PM

Small buffer with wax or glaze...if you use rubbing compound you will leave swirls.

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: MAC on September 11, 2007, 09:54:00 PM

Go to Ace Hardware they sell some stuff called Scratch Out, comes in a yellow plastic bottle made by Kit. Works great, takes all the gunk off and removes all of the fine scratches....
Its in the automotive dept.

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: portugeejn on September 11, 2007, 09:56:00 PM

I just cleaned up an old Ben Pearson Colt with Flitz  Metal Polish and it worked very well.  Used some 0000 steel wool for the real real stubborn gunk parts.  It would have come off with the Flitz and some more elbow grease, but it got a little late in the evening and I got a little more hurried.

This is from the Flitz website.
PASTE METAL, PLASTIC, FIBERGLASS POLISH & PAINT RESTORER
Flitz Metal Polish is a concentrated cream that is unequaled in its ability to clean, polish, deoxidize and protect a variey of metals, painted surfaces, glass and fiberglass. Available in two different size tubes.

RonP

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: Raineman on September 11, 2007, 10:10:00 PM

Stone Knife-- MAC nailed it.

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: ckruse on September 11, 2007, 10:45:00 PM

Scratch Out! Go easy over the decals, lettering, etc. Rub harder on the obligatory latex paint splatters, etc. Wal Mart also carries it in the Automotive dept. That stuff is pure magic. I recently acquired a beautiful 1953 (good year huh) spinet piano. I used the scratch out on the keys and it did a wonderful job. Take care, CKruse

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: Stone Knife on September 12, 2007, 05:33:00 AM

Thanks guy's! MAC love your avatar.

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: MAC on September 15, 2007, 08:07:00 PM

How ya doin Jim, how is the Redman shooting? I changed the avatar a couple of weeks ago.

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: Van/TX on September 15, 2007, 08:59:00 PM

Penatrol works good.  Be careful on the decals though...Van

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: Stone Knife on September 16, 2007, 06:59:00 AM

Mac, The Redman is doing great, I took it to all the shoots this summer, I have been shooting none of my other bows since May. it will be my hunting bow this year, I love it!

Title: Re: cleaning older bows?
Post by: Bjorn on September 16, 2007, 11:54:00 AM

Fantastic and WD 40 both work well for me. Gonna try the stuff from ACE though.