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Offline IndianKid

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Dry heat after Tru Oil ?
« on: March 22, 2015, 02:03:26 pm »
So the weather is getting better and threw the string on my last build,
so looking forward to shooting it ...
well something moved, after a bunch of coats with tru oil
and now the string at brace is like 2, maybe 3" to the left
at brace :(

So my question, has anyone used a heat gun after tru oil
or will i need to sand off finish ?

I figure a tiny bend at the handle would fix me up nice, but
didn't know if I had to sand down the finish 1st...

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Offline GB

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Re: Dry heat after Tru Oil ?
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2015, 02:45:40 pm »
I haven't done it with Tru Oil, but I've done heat corrections after putting Watco Satin Wax finish on a bow.  It worked fine, but I dialed the heat down one setting.  Had to be careful not to scorch the finish.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Dry heat after Tru Oil ?
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2015, 03:24:20 pm »
You should scrape the Tru-Oil off the area to be heated before you heat it. Tru-Oil is easy to repair by hitting that area with 0000 steel wool then add more Tru-Oil.
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Offline IndianKid

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Re: Dry heat after Tru Oil ?
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2015, 09:43:34 pm »
guess i will take a better look at it and see where the movement happened
before I decide how to fix.. stay tuned,  there's a 99% chance that I
will be looking for a little wisdom. ...
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Dry heat after Tru Oil ?
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2015, 10:59:29 pm »
Your string alignment moving 2"-3" after you finished the bow doesn't sound good at all.  Messing up the tru oil finish might be the least of your worries.
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Re: Dry heat after Tru Oil ?
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2015, 04:05:40 am »
The stave couldn't have been dry. Next time make super sure it's dry.
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Offline IndianKid

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Re: Dry heat after Tru Oil ?
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2015, 10:57:20 am »
Your 100% right, I kinda new it needed to dry a tad more...
problem was i couldn't stop fiddling with it...
Kept saying well, I come this far might as well go a hair more
and before I knew it, well.. im sure you know  ;D

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Dry heat after Tru Oil ?
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2015, 01:22:39 pm »
Patience grasshopper!  ;)
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