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Title: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: VA Bowbender on July 15, 2014, 04:41:00 PM
I used a Shakespeare Necedah.

First I cut out stencils;

Then I did an undercoat in camo tan
I used a spray adhesive on the back of the stencils, just a light coat.
Then I applied them to the bow.

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/adehy3e2.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/sagu4udu.jpg)

Next I sprayed the topcoat of slate black.

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/9u3yvuny.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/qere6aqa.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/ega3aqy3.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/6eheraqu.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/9ubedany.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/meta8azu.jpg)

This was a precursor to doing a refinish on a Bear Kodiak.


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Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: Bud B. on July 15, 2014, 06:08:00 PM
Looks pretty nice  :)
Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on July 15, 2014, 06:34:00 PM
Looks good to me.
Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: T-Bowhunter on July 15, 2014, 06:59:00 PM
Great Job!
Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: culleng on July 15, 2014, 07:56:00 PM
I like it.   :clapper:
Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: TxAg on July 15, 2014, 08:52:00 PM
Cool
Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: wooddamon1 on July 16, 2014, 04:30:00 AM
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: VA Bowbender on July 16, 2014, 08:00:00 AM
I wasn't going for a camo pattern perse as much as a design. I'm still tossing around in my mind what I want to do to the Kodiak. I have Bear decals on the way for the refinish.

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/u3ybuby7.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/bu5ujema.jpg)
Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: lt-m-grow on July 16, 2014, 12:22:00 PM
I like the minimalist approach.  Very nice looking.
Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: Bernie B. on July 16, 2014, 02:16:00 PM
Great job!  Looks like a true "working" bow!  Good luck with it this fall!     :thumbsup:

Bernie
Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: kill shot on July 17, 2014, 03:11:00 PM
I very much like the amount of camo on the bow. Sometimes less is more. You made an ordinary bow extraordinary.
Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: rbbhunt on July 17, 2014, 03:24:00 PM
Good looking, I also like the less is more
Title: Re: First Attempt at Bow Painting
Post by: NIGEL01 on July 17, 2014, 04:21:00 PM
Nice