To wax or not to wax

[the rick snyder]

I personally don't wax my bow strings any more on the advice from my pro shop. However I was just watching a video with John Dudley who says I should wax my string. I just wanted to hear some opinions.

 

[TheArdentOutdoorsman]

Why did your pro shop tell you to not wax your bows strings? I've never heard that but I hear new stuff everyday lol.

 

[the rick snyder]

Why did your pro shop tell you to not wax your bows strings? I've never heard that but I hear new stuff everyday lol.

He said wax collects more dirt and debris eventually causing more damage to your string.

 

[4rcgoat]

Wax mine once or twice a year.

 

[OR Archer]

Bow wax

I have been using the same old bow wax I first bought 20 years ago. I burned through my last string and cables faster than I ever have before. Have there been any amazing advances in string wax technology over the past couple decades? Any pointers you have found to improve string longevity...

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[OR Archer]

He said wax collects more dirt and debris eventually causing more damage to your string.

And he’s correct. The worst strings I see are from people who wax them all the time.

 

[TheArdentOutdoorsman]

Makes sense and I think alot of guys overwax strings, too much and too often. I wax my strings once, maybe twice a year and when I do, I apply light coat and rub it in or even wipe my strings to avoid stickiness. I want just enough to where the strings aren't dry.

 

[Wyobohunter]

That’s an interesting question. I’ve waxed my strings (trad and compound) “as needed” one or two times per year. Is it needed? Is there a happy medium between too much and not enough?

 

[N2TRKYS]

I keep mine waxed. Never had an issue with dirt. Of course, I don’t throw my bow down in the dirt, either.

 

[JeffRaines]

As I mentioned in the previous thread - both sides make sense. I’d go once or twice a year and a very light coating. If you can feel the wax you put too much.

 

[Marble]

When it's warm out, summertime, I wax more often. Wintertime, not so much.


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[doc holiday13]

He said wax collects more dirt and debris eventually causing more damage to your string.

I would agree with this

your best bed is clean your strings, blow dirt and dust out of your cams, and change strings every 2 years. 2 years is based on shooting ~200-300 arrows/month in offseason and maybe 50x month during season. Shooting more than that would probably make your string super fuzzy in less than 2 years and the opposite if you shoot sub 200 arrows/month offseason

Fuzzy string LITERALLY means that fibers in the strings are breaking

 

[Throwin Darts]

Wax it and then wrap dental floss around the string and drag it down to remove excess

 

[ncavi8tor]

I wax it after season is over. One time per year, two at the most!!

NC

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[roosiebull]

Around here, my strings get fuzzy after a couple days of hunting, even brand new… I think the salmonberry thorns and my bow getting drug through them non stop is what gets them, then I keep them waxed enough to not get fuzzy… during hunting season here, I don’t care what pro says what, waxing is better than not for what I do, keeping the fuzz down and moisture out may be a regional factor, but if I don’t wax my strings all year, they would look unsafe to shoot in 2 weeks… I know that because I have hunted around people who don’t wax their strings and don’t shoot a fraction of the arrows I do, and their strings get trashed quick… I would have to replace them at least every year if I didn’t

Recurve strings fuzz up quick too right below the serving during season when I’m hunting with it.

There is no universal right answers, do what suits your needs best, if that means shooting your bow and walking to a stand, maybe waxing is worse… if you live on the coast and drag your bow through wet salmonberry bushes for 20 days during elk season, you’ll want to wax your strings

 

[Blockcaver]

If you hunt caribou and moose in the willows the string frizzes very fast if not well waxed. I usually have a small tin of Sno-Seal with me hunting and wax the string with it it, although the red wax cover from the small cheese loafs works well. At home it gets Bohning TexTite or wax from a toilet seal beeswax ring....salvaged a lifetime supply of it years ago....haha.

 

[Planopurist]

I don’t wax anymore at all, particularly since going to custom strings from Wicked Twisted Bowstrings using Bloodline Fibers. Bloodline uses a proprietary coating that renders the fibers waxless. If you’d like to try a set feel free to use my 10% off discount code “DC” at checkout.
https://www.wickedtwistedbowstrings.com


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[Ope]

I usually wax mine once a year. Maybe twice if its necessary.

 

[BucksNBulls]

I switch out strings yearly. So I don't ever wax.

 

[sneaky]

By the time your strings accumulate enough dirt and debris to wear out the strings you're going to be needing new strings anyways. Bows don't wear out strings by dirt wearing the fibers out by sitting in the case. Only going to get abraded by shooting, and if you're shooting that much, you're going to need new strings on a consistent basis anyways. Overwaxing is an issue just from excess wax weight in the string reducing speeds. I've always done mine a couple times a year. I'd be far more concerned with more aggressive cams with shallower cam tracks wearing out strings and cables than I would be with over waxing.

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