Who spray paints their bows to remove glare?

[rhendrix]

I noticed today while hiking around that my bow has a considerate amount of glare from my cams, limb pockets, sight, and stabilizer. How can I get rid of said glare without affecting the resale value of my bow? Plasti-dip?

 

[kodiakfly]

Cams may be tough, but limb pockets, sight and stab you could wrap in camo tape. Most of the good tapes these days are residue-free and you can just take them off when it's time to sell.

 

[rhendrix]

That's not a bad idea at all.

 

[Bowhuntr64]

On a related note, I always use a black Sharpie to cover my broadheads; they are like a mirror in the sunlight, otherwise.

 

[rhendrix]

What do you guys think about putting vinyl wrap on the parts I mentioned above?

 

[beachbunny]

yes,i have spray painted for years

 

[Ryan K Sanpei]

I do... I don't have a picture of my painted compound though. Here's my current recurve, the glare on these stock limbs were pretty bad. I only use paint if I know the bow is a keeper.

 

[Beendare]

or you can use a different kind of natural camo--grin


I've always sprayed my compounds

Actually my Recurve riser can get a little glare off of it....I just can't bring myself to do a rattle can job over it.

 

[trkyslr]

On a related note, I always use a black Sharpie to cover my broadheads; they are like a mirror in the sunlight, otherwise.

This^^^^ sharpie on blades also protects them from rusting if exposed to wet weather

 

[Thomas Hermann]

Like said before, I wait until I know the bow is a shooter and then paint it up. Resale isn't the greatest, but I dislike seeing the glare and it gives me a small amount of added confidence.

 

[jestanw1]

http://www.gohunt.com/read/camouflaging-your-bow-waste-of-time

 

[MattB]

If I were to paint a bow (which I never have felt the need to), I would take it apart so as not to get paint on the cabling and any of the moving parts.

 

[Thomas Hermann]

I watched my hunting partner leave on a stalk and I could see his bow glimmering in the sun. That is when I started painting. After the fact I noticed that randy ulmer paints his bow. So if the mule deer master does it, it can't hurt.

 

[rhendrix]

I watched my hunting partner leave on a stalk and I could see his bow glimmering in the sun. That is when I started painting. After the fact I noticed that randy ulmer paints his bow. So if the mule deer master does it, it can't hurt.

That's almost the exact scenario that I found myself in. I've decided to vinyl wrap my sight and stabilizer and plasti-dip the limb pockets and the quiver. I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

 

[rhendrix]

Updating this for anyone who's interested. I bought a can of plasti dip (camo green) to test before I bought krylon. So far I like the plasti dip. It's a good alternative, getting the correct spray distance has been a little tricky. But I think I'm gonna leave the plasti dip on and see how well it holds up. Here's a progress pic: