I have a nice longbow that I love and shoots swell it is beaughtiful only problem is it is honey colored and I like a camo bow to hunt with. May sound sacrilegious to some but I want to camo it myself I was thinking spray paint but not sure if I need to lightly sand it first or just spray paint it and the n maybe polyurethane over the spray paint. I know it will make the bow ugly but that's what I want. Any tips? Thanks, craig

camo limb covers or snake skin it are camo skins that way if you ever decide to sell you will not hurt the value. are just wipe clean and camo spray kit would use a scotch brite pad on it.

They used to sell easily removed camo paint for bows, but I haven't seen it in a long time.

I just cleaned up my limbs well and got the 3 colors of paint I wanted and 3 cheap spounges. I just sprayed the spounges and then dabbed on here and there. You don't need 100% coverage to be effective.

I've never seen the point. I figure nock the shine off and hunt with it. Wood is a natural thing that occurs in the forest.

I like to use camo face paint. I put it on before season and it stays on all year. It also protects the bow from scratches and repels water. If you want to remove it, all you have to do is take a damp bath rag and rub it off.

I would wax the bow first then apply paint. Do not use latex paint if you plan on removing it. I for one skip over bows for sale that are camo. Can not see what is underneath. If it was me I would get limb skins from Onestringer.

I've camo'ed a few bows in my day...and I've ALWAYS ended up regretting it.

Hunters specialties makes camo tape (not duct tape), it's more like a vinyl tape, I've used it a good bit. Clean your limbs, stick it on and trim to fit, it looks awesome and it helps protect the wood from scratches and such. If you don't want it on any more, just peel it off. It comes in rolls 2" wide and 10 feet long, enough to do a bow and then some. And it comes in alot of different camo patterns. You can pick up a roll for around $6.00.

X2 Banjo.

I used camo duct tape on my WARF and it worked great and looks sharp.

We used to do that back in the 60's and 70's with camo paint made so it could come off later. I've refinished a couple of bows that had that stuff on it, including one of my own. A buddy of mine gave me one of his old Howatts to do. I thought it was a Hunter. Turned out to be a georgeous Monterey. I just use limb socks anymore during hunting season. They're too damn pretty to cover for good.

I want to paint it just wondering if I should sand lightly then paint and spray over paint that is my question

"LIGHTLY" rub with Scotch Brite to remove wax, etc: and then apply the colors that you desire. ( Try to keep the "Original" sealer on your Bow, so that "down the road" you can remove your camo colors in case you have "a change of heart." Good Luck.

I am never sure how making any bow work better for your intended purpose would make it ugly...to me it would make it look better...and ugly bow is a bow that is not useful...you do not need our approval to do anything you want with your bow

DDave

I have done many with simple rattle cans of Krylon or other types. I use natural leaves from the trees around the house. This one is arbor vitae leaves. Use a lighter color to start, lay the leaf on the bow and spray over with a darker color. Works great and will come off relatively easily when and if you want to take it off. Don't worry about others opinions about painting....Denny Sturgis paints his new Black Widows when he used them to hunt with. You can use black and white, or any other color that suits your liking.

George - I think you spray the darker coat first, and then go over with the lighter coat.

You can do whichever you like. I have done both, but you're right, I normally spray the darker first.

Thanks for the painting advice, after painting do I need to spray with poly or can I just paint and that's it.

I clearcoat with a FLAT spray afterwards.

Well, I've arrowed a LOT of deer, elk, javelina and bear and never camo painted any of my bows.. I DO put regular bowstring wax on the back-face to dull the shine a tad.. Easy to apply and easy to remove.... Movement and scent and sounds will spook your game long before the bow will..Jim

I use holly leaves as stencils to camo my bows. Look like oak leaves and are small enough they look good on something the size of a bow. 3rivers sells camo paint but its permanent. I don't think they sell bowdull removable paint any longer.

It's your bow and you can do whatever you wish with it, but I just have to wonder why camo matters that much. I think that if a deer sees a bow then it's looking at you. If you don't move when it's looking at you then chances are fairly good it will go on about it's business. I don't think deer know the difference between a stick and a bow. I'd wax it and don't buff the wax to alleviate the shine and hunt with it. However, it's your bow to do with what you please.

I hate a shine on a bow for hunting also, but if a deer or game sees it, the game is over for you already. I would go with limb socks before painting up an expensive bow. The removeable paint aint that great either. I painted up a bow years ago with the removable paint. When I applied the remover, it took all my bows finish off with it. I wasnt a happy camper with that.

limbskins or limbsations from onestringer

Kinda funny as I just picked up some paint to touch up some old friends. I have had enough bows over the years and I realized that the tried and true ones all get painted. If I'm not sure I really am set on keeping one it stays original. But, if it's going to stay I will paint it. I don't get fancy, just alternating bands of light and dark with flat paint. I don't normally put a finish on top because it's easier to touch up. And if I want to remove it I wrap a section in paper towel and wet it with acetone. A couple minutes and the paint is loose enough to remove. Takes a little elbow grease but I can get it off without having to use anything other than paper towel and the acetone. The original finish is none the worse for it.

I do have one keeper in the stable that I won't paint because it's a beauty. I guess I gotta have one that's pretty.

Why not use camp tape? Put it on and take it off after the season. It's cheap and does what you want.

I've done it all to bows and guns and now come back around to just keeping the factory finish. The most I do now is to use camo cloth tape and remove it all after the season. Its basically for non-scratch purposes. If you really have your mind set on doing a spray job, I would really just use a Krylon flat green or brown and just mist on a light dusting coat. That way you break the glare but it can be easily removed with a little lacquer thinner on a rag. I would stay away from the paint though and just use some wax or the cloth tape. I think a lot of guys come to regret covering their nice bow with an ugly spray job.

Have used Limsations from Onestringer[name of his company] and they are like heavy vinyl contact paper and you can get any print on the cover. Different woods, camo patterns, and even have your own design made up. He printed arrow covers like I wanted, and they came out great. Tuff, and peels off without marring the finish at all. Roy

You can buy this product called Plasty dip I think is name, it is in spray can. Rubbery texture and if get tired of it all u have to do is pill it off . Does not hurt the finish of what you put it on, rather wood or metal . I know people that have put it on there trucks and pill it of months later and no harm to paint.

I've used camo-printed masking tape for a long time w/ no complaints.

Also provides a little protection against minor dings...

If I were to want to camo a nice bow more "permanently", I think I'd go with snake skins....

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