Post by: Encore 280 on February 17, 2015, 01:34:31 PM
Post by: Dhoey07 on February 17, 2015, 02:06:28 PM
Post by: h20hunter on February 17, 2015, 02:14:56 PM
I just work it in with fingers.
Post by: Rainier10 on February 17, 2015, 02:17:38 PM
Just use your fingers and rub it up and down. That should heat the wax up enough:yeah:
Post by: Encore 280 on February 17, 2015, 02:37:10 PM
Post by: RadSav on February 17, 2015, 09:34:38 PM
http://scorpionvenomarchery.com/ (http://scorpionvenomarchery.com/)
Post by: jrebel on February 17, 2015, 09:37:58 PM
UHMWPE will start to creep aggressively at 176 °F. So use heat sources with extreme caution. I've damaged more than one string melting wax with a piece of leather. It's easier than one might think to damage the stuff! If you really want to get your wax into the fibers try using Scorpion Venom Polymeric Bowstring Fluid. Best stuff ever made for modern bowstrings!! Completely mess free too. :tup:
http://scorpionvenomarchery.com/ (http://scorpionvenomarchery.com/)
Rad
I have never seen that stuff and I have bow hunted for 30 years. Where do I find it???? I need to try me some of that...I hate the old wax tubes with a passion.
Post by: 4fletch on February 17, 2015, 10:41:20 PM
Post by: RadSav on February 18, 2015, 12:00:10 AM
We were beside one another at the ATA show when the two partners were first bringing it to market. We have become quite good friends. They are very good guys and absolute geniuses. I'd be willing to wager they are possibly the smartest two guys in the entire archery industry with degrees in polymer chemistry or petroleum chemistry...something like that. They are such good folks I'd probably use there stuff even if it wasn't the best on the market today. But, it is the best so it's a win/win :tup:
The fluid has a sponge applicator so it is about as easy as waxing could possibly be! I run it up one side and down the other, rub it in a little with my fingers and let dry. That would normally be good, but I like to put a second coat on to make my string colors really "Pop". If it is not raining I probably only dress my string two maybe three times a year. On rainy hunts I'll redress every week or so. Wife is a little tougher on strings than I am so I probably dress her string twice as often. Point being is that little tube at $10.99 will likely last you two or three years if you keep the lid on tight. So it's a very good value!
I keep a tube in each truck, one in each pack, one in my bow case and a couple on my string jig. Absolutely will not make a string without it! Won't go hunting without it! Won't travel to a hunt without it! And the best thing is I no longer put leather to string and then have to take Lava soap to my hands to get all the nasty's off :)
They also have some arrow snot that is slicker than...well you know! So slick I once put too much on an arrow and could not get enough grip on it to pull it from the target five days later. I don't put it on arrows anymore :o But I do use the stuff around the shop to keep all my equipment working perfectly. Our blade counters used to always stick. One tap of the sponge to the jig and it's been stick free for over a year! Clamps on my Bitzenbergers were always clicking and sticking. Once again, a simple tap with the sponge and my fletching jigs act like they are better than new rather than 40 years old!
The only thing I use wax for anymore is dressing the threads of my field points, broadheads and sight screws.
Post by: coachcw on February 18, 2015, 06:39:51 AM
Post by: SeaRun1 on February 22, 2015, 08:59:25 PM
SR1
Post by: Whitelightning on February 22, 2015, 09:13:15 PM
Does it have to be applied to a new string or can it be used after a normal wax regimen?:yeah:
SR1
Post by: RadSav on February 22, 2015, 10:40:58 PM
I'm quite anal retentive when it comes to my strings. One single failure at the wrong time and you will be too!
Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 22, 2015, 11:05:29 PM