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Offline Josh

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Tru Oil Finish
« on: August 20, 2009, 10:49:17 am »
Hey I am going to use Tru Oil on my first osage bow for the first time and I have a few questions for yall...

How many coats do you usually use?

How long do you wait before applying the next coat?

How long do you let it dry/cure before stringing it and shooting it again?

Thanks.   :)
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2009, 11:22:34 am »
I usually put 5 or 6 coats on Osage.You can get by in a few hours but I usually let mine dry overnight then go over lightly with 000 steel wool and put on another coat. Then after the last coat overnight
again and you are ready. :) I have been lately spraying a last coat of Satin polly just to give it a dull
finish.That has seemed to work good. :)
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2009, 11:27:53 am »
Thanks Pappy! 
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2009, 12:52:40 pm »
I do like Pappy as well, I gotta try that last coat of spray poly.
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2009, 01:05:26 pm »
Make sure you scuff up that last coat of truoil with steel wool or fine sandpaper enough to remove the "gloss" prior to spraying with the poly, else you run the risk of the poly not adherring. I've had that happen.... :)
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2009, 01:22:57 pm »
thanks Dano and GregB!!  Can't wait to start on it tonight!!!!  Hopefully soon I will post the finished bow!!!

Here's a sneak peak....



I wanted snakeskins, but since they were unavailable to me at this time I decided to improvise...    :)
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2009, 03:19:00 pm »
i like your pattern!!
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2009, 03:38:00 pm »
That's some cool artwork. With the Tru-oil, think more thin coats instead of fewer thick ones. Putting too much on at once can cause problems.
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2009, 04:02:03 pm »
Thats looking great Josh
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2009, 04:49:55 pm »
Good advice above.   Cool looking bow from what I can see. Looking forward to seeing the finished bow.
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2009, 07:29:58 pm »
 And what ever you do, don't spray Lacquer over the Poly. If you do, kiss that cool artwork good bye.
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2009, 09:07:04 pm »
Josh
Can't wait to see it finished,  I really like the paintwork.  When I Tru oil, I usually do between 6 and 9 coats and buff with a really fine scotch pad between coats.  I usually wait 24 hrs between coats.  Then give it a day or so before I shoot it.  A good tip that I got from Gary Davis was to rub the entire bow vigorously with a paper towel before you apply any finish.  It will shine up the wood then take it outside and it will show any tool or scratch marks.
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #12 on: August 20, 2009, 09:14:53 pm »
i'm looking forward to seeing that one bro!
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Offline Alpinbogen

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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2009, 10:57:33 am »
That looks great.  Just be sure to test that Tru-oil over a scrap piece that you've painted up as well.  Some finishes aren't compatible with various paints.  It would be a shame to have all that nice artwork dissolve with the wrong finish.  I've had to use water based finishes over some artwork that I did with certain paint pens.
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Re: Tru Oil Finish
« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2009, 01:09:32 pm »
cool back pattern !
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