A few weeks ago I bid on an old bow no one seemed to want. It turned out to be a 1958 Tri State Jaguar with history and grace I thought the limbs were black but I now see they were painted black. My problem is how to remove the paint without destroying the logos underneath. I tried rubbing with WD40. It didn't help much. I even left it on all night. Not much result. The paint didn't come off without using very fine sand paper. But. I am concerned the sand paper will destroy the logos. Any advice? I could use some. Attached is a pic of how far I've gotten.

I'm not familiar with that bow's original finish. Some bows have the decals near the top of the finish and removing the paint will remove the decals. Others have the decals (silkscreen) under the finish and you can use lacquer thinner to remove the paint without removing the decals.

I wouldn't sand the finish off because you will get into the original finish and damage the decals. Best advice I can offer is to try a small section with a solvent like acetone or lacquer thinner and rag and see what happens.

Thanks But I have this question, say I use the acetone, and it removes the paint on a test patch. What do I need to look for to know it will or will not take off the logos?

You'll have to work carefully around one of the decals to see if it's under the finish where the acetone won't hurt it or on top where it could be removed.

For me, the bottom line is that if you want to remove the paint just use either acetone or lacquer thinner and hope it doesn't touch the decals. Otherwise your only other choice is to leave the black paint where the decals are. Unless you have the ability and patience of an art restorer I don't know how to remove the paint without touching the decals if they are on the surface of the old finish.

Is it a decal or silk screen? If it's a decal, then you positively have to work around it.

They are a silk screen...

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