Is there anything I need to do prior to fletching over wraps?

I don’t. I use Fletch Tite glue or gorilla SG with blue cap.

Same as M60

I’ve done it with glue and fletch tape and both work well. Either way, make sure you wipe it down with acetone first to clean off any oil residue.

I don't do any prep work to my wraps before fletching. I use fletch tape and place a small speck of glue at the front and back of the feather where it meets the wrap.

Zero issues with adhesion even after passing through.

Cleaning shafts with acetone first will help the wrap adhere properly.. however, for a less caustic approach, windex works as well or better. platinum on top of the wraps works great and no need to clean the wraps themselves. Platinum won't blush like CA Bigjim

E6000 works on wraps as well.

When you apply the wraps try not to handle them all over, the oils from your finger might not help with h the glue.

When you apply the wraps try not to handle them all over, the oils from your finger might not help with h the glue.

When you apply the wraps try not to handle them all over, the oils from your finger might not help with h the glue.

Just one reason I like aluminum. No need for wraps.

You don’t “need” wraps for carbons, either; but they work just as well on aluminum as they do on carbon, so all we need to discuss here is tips & tricks for best results….

I noticed that 3R is selling fletched AO aluminum with clear wraps in place, so I suspect that they have been found very useful by many….

Just got a batch of wraps from One Stringer. There is now a note on the packaging that says the glue on the wraps has a 2 year shelf life. So, what I have done because I found this info out already ( had some wraps over 5 years old) I put a thin coat of waterbased polycrilic using a foam brush. Let dry overnight then fletch.

I'm OCD, and don't like taking chances when building arrows. I hate building arrows in the first place, so having to redo one due to a "no stick" of some kind really gets my goat.

Due to that - I wipe everything (everything) down with 100% acetone before doing anything else. It only takes a few seconds to do it, and gives me peace of mind knowing my stuff is gonna stick.

If/when you wipe the wraps with acetone - do it gently, and quickly. If you scrub (even just a little), it will remove color/ink from the wrap.

I use Bohning Flex Fuse for my fletching. I like it.

For my points, inserts, or outserts, lately I've have been using the Stanley High/Low hot melt glue, and I like it a lot. It has over 600# of tensile strength, and it also sets up rubbery making it very shock resistant.

Rick

Why corax your getting plum salty in your old age! Were you by chance a hall monitor?

Back in the previous century, when we were making arrows for customers, we actually used Comet cleanser to clean aluminum shafts before fletching. Never had issues and used Fletchtite on bare metal. I never, ever use Cyanoacrylate on fletching; first thing is I hate the acrid smell, and I always manage to get it on my hands or my clothes, and of course, I'm cheap, and fletching glue tends to be more economical for me.

Fletch Tite Platinum has been 100% with feathers glued to wraps. No special preparation just keep things clean.

I wipe the aluminum off with windex, then dry off with a clean cloth. I apply the wrap then wipe the wrap off with a clean cloth. I use either Fletch-Tite Platinum or Bohning Fletching Tape to mount the fletching.

Ones I made up for my little Bear Super Magnum.

I’m pretty much like Nemo but I use denatured alcohol for a wipe. I fletched three arrows today with wraps just to try Gorilla super glue gel for the first time. Kept seeing guys posting how they like it. My opinion does not concur, it sucks as far as I’m concerned. Just my opinion. I’ll stick with fletchtite.

Another Fletch Tite Platinum user here as well. After I have fletched all feathers on an arrow, I will put a dab at each end of each feather. Never had a problem.

For years I prepared and fletched aluminum shafts as George described using comet and Fletchtite. Then when Platinum replaced Fletchtite I made up a set the same way...and the vanes fell off. Platinum was not an improved version of Fletchtite it came about because solvents use in Fletchtite were no longer available. I have never used Platinum since but it seems to work well with wraps that I have never used.

I use platinum on bare aluminum a lot and never had a problem.

I've used NPV for years on just about everything; wraps as well. I think almost any glue the works well on wraps with about anything.

I do wipe the shafts down with Acetone.

I use fletch tite and they seem to hold good on wraps. I don't do any special prepping

I like wraps. But they are a PITA to remove!

I just take a sharp blade and run in down the shaft to remove the wraps then clean with acetone. Takes 2 minutes

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