From: Michigan Hunter
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I've always crested my wood arrows but in recent years I've been shooting carbons. I would like to add a little color to them and was looking at the arrow wraps from 3 Rivers. Have any of you used these? With good results? What glue for fletchings? Otherwise, I heard of people using a quality spray paint. Anyone try that?
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From: KDdog
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Check out " onestringer" .
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From: Babbling Bob
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Onestringer has the best selection, and can do custom too. They have a fun web site. Onstringer is also super fast with orders and will ship out in a day. They also have a helpful chart to match the shaft sizes perfectly. Some great folks!
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From: RC
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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You could make your own wraps too. They are nothing but contact shelf paper. I buy it in rolls at Walmart and cut it with a paper cutter.
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From: RC
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I fletch with fletch tape.
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From: Bushytail
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I've used the fl orange. They're great for 3D/target arrows because they realy stand out. I did use them for hunting until I seen they almost glow in the dark. They realy stand out in low light conditions. I use the Platinum fletch-tite with good results.
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From: JimPic
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I make my own. I get 12 dozen 1"x7" wraps from a $4 roll
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From: RC
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Jim, that is exactly how I make mine. And you can buy different colors of contact paper. I'd imagine the paper could be cut to fit a printer and a design printed on them also.. You can make them any size you want too.
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From: Ranger193
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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You can buy a good selection of colors from hobby stores as well. Look for the Cricket supplies.
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From: arlone
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I've never used any type, but isn't shelf liner quite a bit heavier/thicker than "wraps"??
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From: RC
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Not really.
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From: Pa Steve
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Definitely One Stringer. Exact length & width with many colors and designs to choose from. Excellent prices too.
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From: hockey7
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Yup....Onestringer for sure. Platinum glue.
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From: Dan In MI
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Why don't you crest your carbons?????
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From: RJH1
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I have used them and like them. I use the same fletch tight platinum glue that i use on my carbons.
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From: hawkeye in PA
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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My experience is that its harder to remove the crown dip from carbons than aluminums. Ruins the factory carbon arrow finish. And no odor with wraps, replacing dip tubes, etc.
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From: Babysaph
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Do it yourself is fine but I can't find fl yellow contact paper.
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From: Babysaph
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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K Cummings. I can't find that app on my phone. That's is a good idea.,
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From: RC
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Fluorescent yellow is out there.
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From: RC
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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https://www.google.com/search? q=fluorescent+yellow+contact+paper&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS740US740&tbm=i sch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiljZP68eXfAhXMtlkKHdXbAjQQs AR6BAgCEAE&biw=1536&bih=750
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From: The Whittler
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I have used the flo. pink, flo. yellow, and white. They worked great and I used Fletch tite Platinum +. I used a mouse pad to roll the wraps on and don't touch the wraps after.
The oils from your fingers sometimes won't give you a good adhesive to the feathers.
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From: jmorgan
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I crest my carbons with onestringer arrow wraps. He has a new satin finish that looks great. i use solid colors and then crest them on a little crester i made out of an old record player.
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From: Therifleman
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I use onestringer wraps and gorilla superglue w blue cap. Fletchings stay on well and when it is time to replace i can peel everything off just coaxing w hot water or hair dryer.
Beware of some other wraps--- i bought some red reflectives once that would take me a half hour of work per arrow to remove.
Krylon paint also works very well.
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From: RC
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Wraps are cool, but I leave my bamboo arrows plain Jane:)
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From: Dwrightkm
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Would love to hear more about that Techno- Wrapp. I'm not finding this stuff online. Sounds like a neat idea
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From: 2 bears
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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K Cummings you are awesome. I can't believe you hook them so easily. Beautiful arrows RC. I leave my bamboo natural too. I do use a dark grey goose feather for the cock feather when I have them. >>>>-----> Ken
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From: M60gunner
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I use Onestringer wraps as well. Got a shoe box full. I really like the flo yellow wrap with flo yellow feathers from Gateway. I crest my wraps usually. Just cheap Testors paint from Hobby Lobby. Then I brush on a coat of MinWax Polycrillic waterbased.
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From: M60gunner
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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The orange are wraps as well
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From: Dan In MI
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Aren't techno wraps in limited supplies each year?
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From: BACKYARD
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Stopped using wraps. Pain in the butt to remove.I have not found a good method so went to paint and sharpie pens or just leave plain.
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From: Thor
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I have used them,but have found there more trouble then there worth.I just use rustoleum or tremclad paint and spray.Just have to make sure the paint is cured before gluing on with Duco.And they look a lot nicer then the wraps when finished.Rust paint sticks on carbon real good,where as the wraps tend to peak of at the seam.
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From: hickstick
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I'm not sure what trouble folks are having....I've been shooting the same wrapped/fletched carbon shafts for nearly 10 years. I use fletch tape and drop of duco front and aft and a thing bead down the quill and be shooting in under 5 min.
my most recent wraps are onestringer white with predator camo on them
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From: Rick Barbee
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Wraps actually save me "a lot" of trouble.
When the time comes for the need, you just heat them up, and peel them off fletching & all.
No scraping. Just a little acetone, or alcohol clean up after removal, and you're ready to go back on with the new stuff.
P.S.
DAP Rapid Fuse for fletching glue "cannot" be beat.
Rick
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From: BACKYARD
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Rick I've put them in boiling water to heat up.Takes forever to peel them. What's your secret?
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From: Rick Barbee
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Dave, no secret.
I've used the boiling water, and it worked ok, but most of the time I just use a hair dryer.
Seems like the boiling water gets them to hot, and makes them tear easily. They still come off pretty easy, but sometimes in several pieces.
When using the hair dryer, they usually peel right off all in one piece. They tear sometimes, but it's really no big deal. I just rip on off what is coming, then apply a little heat to the pieces that have stayed on, and peel them off.
Rick
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From: BOWNUT
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I use the reflective yellow as in the center of the chart. They work.
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From: Rick Barbee
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I haven't done any in a while, but something I remembered I did last time was:
I heated/softened them up, then used my pocket knife to carefully scrape away 3 narrow areas end to end on the wraps, then heated again, and quickly/easily peeled off the three remaining strips of the wrap.
Seemed very easy, but I'm not sure it made it any easier than before.
The bottom line for me is - I don't have to scrape & clean away a bunch of glue & fletching residue when using wraps. That not only makes it easier/quicker to refletch, but you are much less likely to damage a shaft.
I hate fletching/refletchig arrows, so the quicker & easier it is for me the better.
Rick
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From: Keefers
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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One stringer "Quick,Fast and made to Last" with "Many colors you need not look at Others"! Just my take on them cause I put away the dip tanks and really like how they are always making sure the customer is happy.
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From: SB
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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All the carbons I shoot are crown dipped and crested...same as my wood arrows. Same process.
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From: Babbling Bob
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Onestringer sent my wraps with my name printed on the color part of the fade the same day I ordered them by regular ordinary everyday mail. They arrived in just a few days and they fit perfect. I use Saunders NPV glue over mine.
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From: Dwrightkm
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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Lol I hate you. You got me :)
Techno-Wrapps would be an amazing idea.. Really not hard to believe a GPS wrap could exsist. Actually, didn't someone do that with nocks a while back ago?
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From: opr8r
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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I have used a bunch of them from 3 rivers and I like them a lot. No problems removing them like rick said use a hair dryer...opr8r
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From: Wapiti - - M. S.
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Date: 11-Jan-19 |
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3 Rivers use to carry reflective wraps,great for hunting arrows. I'm not sure if they still carry them.
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From: 4t5
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Date: 12-Jan-19 |
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To answer your question...yes they are good and I use saunders npv arrowmate cement.
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