Shadowhnter, you beat me to it! I was gonna say the paint on my Chevy truck would have been great for a bow...it came right off in about 5 years.

Limbsations would give absolutely no feeling you have something hanging off your bow since they are paper thin...when I want to hunt with a camoed bow I use my Fox Maverick that has been camo dipped...which reminds me I should hunt that bow a bit this fall

DDave

Use Plasti-dip spray coating.

It's rubber spray in paint. It's awesome, hold up well, deadens the vibration in your bow and when you're ready to remove it, literally pick at it with your finger nail to lift a tiny section, and it peels right off. No residue, none left behind.

I was shooting an indoor 600 round with a set of target limbs that I sprayed to hunt with in the late season. About halfway through I decided to peel it off, and I did so before the guys got back from pulling and scoring their arrows in one round.

Plasti-dip is where it's at

Here is an example of the kids finger paint. easy to remove and easy to match terrain, this was my attempt at something kind of "sandstone and sage" which was the country i was hunting.

 

 

Toke, that looks great!

Cool camo job, Clay!

Deer skull looks good, too!

Smallmouth jig.

What I do is wax (furniture or car wax) the limbs heavy with wax But don't rub it off so you have a thick layer of wax on.  Then I just hit it  with light puffs of spray paint held a couple of feet way from the limb.  I want it to look like a shadow not a completely painted limb.  By just doing thin puffs, I don't get any heavy shiny spots of paint. Paint can be removed quite easily later with a little heat from a hair dryer...tippit

 

QuoteOriginally posted by highlow:
Agree Shadowhunter. I can't recall any time, if ever, when the bow has spooked an animal. And I hunt with some high gloss ones. Your experience might vary.

That you know of, LOL.  I have been approaching friends on stands when I didn't know where they were until I was practically blinded by sunlight glinting of of their bow.  I can't imagine that deer don't occasionally see that and change their route.

I use paraffin, the kind you buy at the grocer's for use in canning.  Just rub it on until you've got a good coat.  Dulls up everything so there is no shine/reflection.  Buffs off when you're ready.


Murray

Thanks for all the great ideas! Tippit, your previous posts were exactly the ones that had me wondering how to go about doing this! Thanks for the advice! I guess its not camping a bow, so much as "shadowing" it to help it blend in!

I painted and old refinished 1971 Bear Grizzly. Just used Regular old Krylon spray paint...I knew it was a one way street I was going down and not going to remove it! However, why not buy those bow  sleeves that are made of Some type of spandex from Alaska bowhunting supply.??? They are relatively inexpensive and work very well. When you're done just take them off....

Never painted a bow. Just use string wax or crayons, to cut the sheen.

Always plenty of both around!

I have painted a few shotguns and M4's. Rustoleum works great. If I were painting a bow, I would consider it permanent and go that route.

But these days I just buy green glass bows. No camo needed.

It's the shine, not the color.

For about $15 you can pick up some nice camo sleeves on the auction site. A much easier option than paint.

Stretchy vet wrap. They even make camo wrap. Works awesome. No shine. Simple removal.

I went through a 20 year  phase where I camo'd every bow I had with flat spray paint, and did the same to spring arm bow quivers. I grew up envying guys who got their Bear bows with factory camo. Only think I can say for sure is no critter ever saw a glint reflecting from the Bear coin, a flat limb face or the hood of my quiver....they were too busy laughing at my home-made camo clothes. When I grab one of those old camo bows off the rack now, it connects me to hunts many moons ago.

I just peeled camo tape off a longbow that had been there for a decade or so. I don't know if I'll ever get the dried glue cleaned off. I don't camo anything now unless the bow has white limbs.

Mr Stokes,  Try Goo-Gone or other citrus oil based product for removal of adhesive residue.

I always just used any cheap spray paint. They usually remove easily with lacquer thinner...
 

Same as Charlie: