40# Black Hunter Refinish

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Jamesh76
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40# Black Hunter Refinish

#1 Post by Jamesh76 »

Stay tuned, as this project will start today when I get home from work. The plan is to sand of the sealer on my 40# longbow and use a walnut stain to alter the gray/black color. Bow and limbs will be sealed with Tru Oil.

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#2 Post by White Falcon »

Looking forward to it.

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Re: 40# Black Hunter Refinish

#3 Post by Graps »

This should be good.
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Re: 40# Black Hunter Refinish

#4 Post by Longtrad »

looking forward to it. it will be interesting to see how much of the stain that laminated riser will accept.

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#5 Post by Jamesh76 »

Yeah, that concerns me a little. I may just sand a small spot under the strike plate to test it before sanding the whole bow.

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Re: 40# Black Hunter Refinish

#6 Post by Jamesh76 »

Test spot, let's see how it penetrates. 1st coat.
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Re: 40# Black Hunter Refinish

#7 Post by Graps »

Wow, that looks good.
Hope it works.
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Re: 40# Black Hunter Refinish

#8 Post by Jamesh76 »

Not sure it's going to soak in.... if I can rub it off after it dries, I'd say it didnt work.

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Re: 40# Black Hunter Refinish

#9 Post by Carpdaddy »

It can be a little slow drying completely but usually does a good job. Except on Bocote, for some reason it doesn’t want to dry completely on it.

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Re: 40# Black Hunter Refinish

#10 Post by Jamesh76 »

Yeah. This taking forever to dry. I think it will be more like painted on than actually soaked in. Still tacky this morning.

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