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Title: Dipping/Cresting weight?
Post by: monk on July 30, 2014, 12:42:00 PM
What is the gram weight of paint crown dipping and cresting on an arrow. Of a wrap?
Title: Re: Dipping/Cresting weight?
Post by: Fletcher on July 30, 2014, 01:00:00 PM
Not much.  I found the whole mess: nock, fletch and finish to weigh about 30 grains.  Crown and crest would be a portion of that but likely around 5-7 grains.  It would also depend on how much crown and crest was applied and the type of paint used.  I'll let you do the conversion from grains to grams.
Title: Re: Dipping/Cresting weight?
Post by: Prairie Drifter on July 30, 2014, 03:11:00 PM
I have found 10-15grs w/ my methods.
Title: Re: Dipping/Cresting weight?
Post by: kevsuperg on July 30, 2014, 03:36:00 PM
For me with a spray " dip " and testors cresting. About 6 grn.  Wraps can be up to 20 grn depending on size .
Title: Re: Dipping/Cresting weight?
Post by: joe skipp on July 30, 2014, 03:45:00 PM
I always crown dipped with Bohning but never weighed the arrows afterwards to see how much weight it added. All I know it never made a bit of difference in the flight of any of my arrows...both wood and aluminum.
Title: Re: Dipping/Cresting weight?
Post by: bigbadjon on July 30, 2014, 04:43:00 PM
I weighed one set I did and it added about 13 grains. That would be give or take depending on coats used and thickness I imagine as well.
Title: Re: Dipping/Cresting weight?
Post by: Bjorn on July 30, 2014, 05:31:00 PM
With a water based poly unthinned I was getting about 10 gns per dip. I have now switched to Pro Fin and it is less than half. With Tru oil it is about 5 gns for 3 coats.
Title: Re: Dipping/Cresting weight?
Post by: slowbowjoe on July 30, 2014, 10:11:00 PM
For my arrows, one coat of stain, three or four coats of Tung oil, Sharpie crest, fletching, and nock... total about 25 grains. Would add another 15 or 20 if I seal with water based poly.