Removing arrow wraps

[TexasStick81]

I've been trying to get some old arrow wraps off and having difficulty.  One stringer makes them good and I've always used the double dog wrap so they're twice as tough.  They've suggested a blow dyer but you have to get them so hot I have burned the heck out of myself trying to get them off.  Anybody have any tips or secrets they've picked up?  If not I guess I''ll go with gloves and the blow dryer but I get nervous about extended heat on carbon shafts.

[Dry Creek]

I will be watching this one. I was having the same problem today.

[Henry Hammer]

Potato peeler............seriously try it..Henry

[wooddamon1]

I can see how the peeler would work great. I have a Bohning stripper tool that was pretty cheap at around $9. Man, why didn't I think of the potato peeler?    

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

Pocket knife or dip in boiling water

[j_haus]

Try these.  http://easyeyeoutdoors.com/products/eze-strip-blades   I have had really good luck with them.  You can't tell from the picture, but they have a half-moon shape ground in each end of the blade that fits the shafts nice and they shave the wraps right off.

[will_hunt]

USE A BLOW DRYER!!! Move the nozzle up and the length of the wrap. It will turn the wrap into a flimsy, peel-able plastic. The wrap will cool and you will have to reheat it until the whole thing comes off. SUPER EASY THOUGH.

[will_hunt]

ALSO...make sure you get the nozzle really close to the wrap AND make sure you get all the feather off first because the heat will make any leftover base pretty smelly as it heats up.

[TexasStick81]

I guess I'll try out the peeler or knife.  I may also try the boiling water.  Is anyone else concerned about heating the carbon shafts?  I know when I was asking for advice for removing inserts at least half the folks out there were pretty worried about over heating the shaft and causing them to become brittle, which I did see happen.

[Biathlonman]

I just did a bunch.  Boiling water then scraped with the back of a paring knife.  Worked great...

[JRY309]

What I've done for some old wraps that were tough to remove.I just heated them up alittle with a cigerette lighter.Softens the wrap with alittle heat making them easier to remove.

[awbowman]

Hot water, comes off well

[HenrikBP]

I've been using a heat gun. Mine is adjustable for temperature. So I used a block of the blue "Cool" hot melt glue as my indicator: I figured Bohning knew what they were doing when they made the stuff, so a temperature just hot enough to melt the glue, should then not be hot enough to damage the carbon composite.

So between heat and a fletching stripper, the wraps come off pretty easily. It takes some rubbing with alcohol on paper towels to get the last bits of glue off.

[Craig]

same as HenrikBP I use a heat gun and they peel right off for me. I then whip them down with acidtone and steel wool. Nothing ever works fast. If you want fast go and buy new shafts.

Good Luck

[Pepper]

Use some naptha on a paper towel, rub the length of the wrap over the seam, hold it there for a few seconds, and they peal off fairly easily.
It also good for removing any residual adhesive.

[1Longbow]

Yep, potato peeler works fantastic

[Kris]

A potato peeler doesn't damage a carbon arrow finish?  Hmmmmm?  

Kris

[Slickhead]

X2 on hair dryer
get started then keep hot
you cab get them off in one pc.

[hedgerowhuntr]

I have a razor knife that's cut way to much drywall and couldn't inflict any damage if I tried. I cut strips of wrap off going right around the shaft and then use a little acetone to take any residue off.

[Easykeeper]

I just use a pocket knife or parring knife held at a shallow angle.  Takes off the wrap and Dogg wrap easily.  A little 0000 steel wool and acetone to clean the shaft and ready to go.