great thread... Tanks

Thanks Eric - I have a deer I waited too long on, and your fix-it on the coyote will be a good thing to try for mine.  Great ideas!!!

Jake

When I patched the blue deer and after the side was really foamed up I tried and experiment to compress the foam and make a denser patch.

About 30 minutes after I foamed the shot up area I patted the plastic above the foam with my rubber gloved hand, at about this stage.

 

The foam collapsed back into itself and made a very dense patch. I was completely out of foam at this point and couldn't cover the ragged patch with another squirt to bring the contours back out to the normal level but here is what I ended up with. I have painted the deer but you can see the dense patch. This is my first try at condensing the foam but I may be on to something.

 

How durable is that patch in comparison to the original foam?

The same or slightly denser.

I keep a few cans of that stuff around all the time.
I just randomly fill arrow holes as I go. Helps the target last a long time.

Nice tutorial.

Great Idea.  Headed to store now to get some expansion foam.

Yep Eric, rebuilt mine many a time ! Works for me , and a wee bit cheaper than a new target ! L.O.L  >>>---------->RIVERWOLF

You might want to pick up therepair kit from the guy that was selling them at Denton Hill. He had samples and the foam seemed to wear similar to a rinehart target. Our club bought four ofthem and hope to try them out soon. We tried the great stuff but it didn't last long with a bunch of guys shooting the same target. I'll post how the repair kits worked as soon as we try them out.

Eric  you related to Van/Tx.good job Kip

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Very interesting!! Thanks for sharing  

Philil
North west Alabama, lots of similar places for sale but only come with room for a garden. I have 4 acres of woods and about 1/2 acre open in which I have planted a fruit trees, muscadine vines, blueberries and a vegetable garden.

Here is the current view off the deck on the other side of the house. The deer on the left is the former blue and white deer from earlier in this thread.

 

Nice set up!  This is a cool thread.  We patch targets...have used the foam but have never tried condensencing it.  Had great luck with a kit that Bass pro sold but can't find it on line or in their catalog anymore.  I bought a kit from 3rivers but have not tried it yet.  A few years ago I bought a fox that was a former moving target at Elberton...thing is still in great shape.  I also bought a little bear about two feet tall...paid 5.00 for it and about 30.00 to replace the vitals...it is in perfect condition.  Most of our targets were bought used...I guess we bought about 5 of them new.

Went to the new Gander Mountain in Jacksonville tonight and found a hog I want for Christmas.    

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great thread!

Eric good info thanks.  I am envious of your own little shooting gallery in the back yard!  I also would have left the blue and white "Bravehart" deer as is other than foam repair!

Eric, Thank you very much for sharing your technique. Much appreciated.

Great tip Eric on compressing the foam.  I've got a hog target I've redone twice now and the second go 'round wasn't as dense as I would like it.  Next time I'll shoot smaller shots and compress it after it's had a bit to setup.  Thanks!

I have one of those feather lite turkey decoys.  I was thinking of filling it with expanding foam and using it as an inexpensive 3-D archery target.  Has anyone tried this and how did it work>