Bow Maintenance

[sakoshooter]

After shooting that 55 target 3D at Great Northwest last Sat in the rain, I dried my bow at home and wiped everything down with an oiling rag including a cue tip for the sight and everything I couldn't get the rag into. Even the sealed bearings for the cams got a drop of oil.

Hey button nubbs - go oil your nuts will ya.

[Button Nubbs]

[halflife65]

Wow, is oiling your nuts part of a comprehensive bow maintenance program?  I've been skipping that step.

[pianoman9701]

After shooting that 55 target 3D at Great Northwest last Sat in the rain, I dried my bow at home and wiped everything down with an oiling rag including a cue tip for the sight and everything I couldn't get the rag into. Even the sealed bearings for the cams got a drop of oil.

Hey button nubbs - go oil your nuts will ya.

I make it a point to regularly oil mine. As the equipment gets older, this is very important. No one, and I mean no one, wants rusty nuts.

[wildmanoutdoors]

What kinds of oil do you guys use? I oiled mine up Sunday and I use the B-scent free gun oil. Completely oder less.

[sakoshooter]

Nothing but Blue Marble oil on my nuts.
I'll bet Button Nubbs is into the scented oil. Probably even lights a few candles when he oils his nuts.

[Button Nubbs]

put a little marvin gaye on an go to town.

[sakoshooter]

put a little marvin gaye on an go to town.

Oh yeah   

[Button Nubbs]

Sometimes you gotta treat em right so they don't let you down when you need them most.

[sakoshooter]

I prefer a circular motion when rubbing on the oil. 

[Button Nubbs]

don't forget to add a little pressure when you are doing that circular motion. Just remember a little goes a long way!

[sakoshooter]

Waxing your string is important too. I like to go with the grain. Nothing like hot wax.   

[Wildsau]

How often does one replace the bow string?  Mine seems in pretty good shape, no freys or cuts, but as a novice, I want to be sure.

Instead of oil, WD-40 will work just as well.  The WD stands for "Water Displacement", and works good a thousands of things; to include removing lipstick from the collar. ;-)

[Camp David]

Glad this thread is back on track..Sure is a bunch of nut jobs on this thread 

[Camp David]

How often does one replace the bow string?  Mine seems in pretty good shape, no freys or cuts, but as a novice, I want to be sure.

For me 3 years max unless you tear it up in the brush. I've seen a few strings that were older that failed under the serving. Normally the bow will come apart...nothing you want to be close to when it happens.