painting an orange cap on woodies?

[$bowhunter$]

whats the bestway to get a bright orange cap on woodies? i dont have dip tudes or anything so i was maybe thinking some type of a spray???? i have no cluse as to what im doing so anyhelp is appreciated.  im not going for perfect, these are going to be squirrel and stuping arrows so i just need them to be bright and visible.

thanks,
steven

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I used a florescent spray sold at Lowes!  It came out great. I forge which section i bought it in but it was next to a chartreuse, which I would have no problem using again but with a base coat of white first.

[huntingarcher]

x2 on the white base coat first,makes the orange really pop....

[Grey Taylor]

You can also get craft acrylic paint and just brush it on over a white base.

Guy

[luvnlongbow]

White primer then the color. I agree that the White makes the colors a whole bunch better.
Use the Painters Tape ( Blue colored ) to mark your length and go for it.

Joe

[ron w]

I use the Krylon spray paint that's meant for marking construction stuff. It comes in Fl. green,Fl. Pink and Fl. Orange. Tape it off and do a couple of light coats.

[Brently]

I also use the Krylon flo paint.  Just use a white base coat and a couple of coats of paint and fletch with flo feathers and you have some bright arrows that really stand out.

[Dirtybird]

Just make sure you paint it even, but I also agree that if you go with a white base it really makes the orange that much better.IMO

[Tree Rat]

I spray bomb this way...

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[Dirtybird]

Tree Rat, those arrows are beautiful.

[Bobby Urban]

Depending on how far up/down the shaft you want the cap to be you can buy paint in a quart can and dip the shafts right into the can.  I use this with white and buy two quarts so that I can add a little paint to the can as needed.  You can do a lot of arrows this way before adding paint.  This will do what I call a 1/2 cap and cover the shaft up to about 1/2 to 3/4 the fletch depending on how deep you dip and how long your fletching is.  

I then crest at the paint break and after dry I full dip a second time in clear.  I do all this with water basd paint so it is much less toxic and can be done in the house.

Just another option.

Bob Urban

[The Whittler]

I have used a sponge brush, white base then the color ( orange), crest, 4 coats of water base Polly then 3 white feathers with white nock. There you are set to go.

[Javi]

I don't use paint, I use a dye/stain but if I did I'd use a dip tube to apply the cap. First white as a base and then the color..

[Mike Vines]

Tree Rat has a real nice way of doing it.  

The way I used to do it (Now I use Tree Rat's way) is that I would put a light pencil line where I wanted the crown to start, then I would wrap blue painters tape around the shaft at that point.  Get a scrap piece of paper to wrap around the tape to protect the shaft from overspray.  Once done painting, remove the tape.  If you want rally good results, DO NOT buy the paint that dries to the touch in 20 minutes or less.  The paint does not have time to flow together.  Get the paint that dries to the touch in 2 hours.  You will be much happier with the results.  

When you are done, wait 24 hrs before doing anything else to the arrow.  DO NOT rush it.

[John Scifres]

You can make a passable dip tube with a piece of PVC pipe.  Takes some trial and error with how much paint to add, think displacement and lots of newspaper.  I actully set mine in a trashcan to keep the overflow manageable.

[Bobby Urban]

Paint thinner and many oil based paints with eat PVC - test it first before ading to much paint and having a big mess.

[Ray Hammond]

White first as mentioned ALWAYS makes the over color pop!!!