Stripping arrows

[mrklean]

Whats the best way to strip the vanes and glue off of arrows without beating them up? I think I'm gonna try out some quickfletch arrow wraps on some of my arrows instead of having them refletched at a shop.

[DaMoose]

I have used the dull side of a butter knife to scrape away the majority of it. Then I put the arrow in an electric or battery drill, and use a scourring pad, the green ones used for dishes. This will clean and rough up the arrow shaft so that the glue will adhere better.

[sticknstring]

Heating them up good with a hairdryer can sometimes work really well, especially if you've got wraps on. Otherwise, I use a sharp utility knife and slowly scrape them clean. Clean up with some acetone. Some of the big manufactures make fletching strippers (Bohning, Saunders, Norway) that are supposed to work well. Haven't tried them though.

[Archerysniper]

If you have wraps on them dunk them in boiling water for a few seconds and they will peel off, with just fleatching the best thing is a sharp utility knife.

[mrklean]

just have some blazers on there now im gonna try wraps for the first time i think

[Powerstroke]

I bought the utility blade with a half moon notch in it sized for an arrow shaft. Peels the vanes off without scoring the arrow and them you can scrape the rest off.

I'll have to try the boiling water trick cause I've had some tough times getting the wraps off.

[archerystud]

. Otherwise, I use a sharp utility knife and slowly scrape them clean. Clean up with some acetone.

+1

[Rippinlip]

I bought the utility blade with a half moon notch in it sized for an arrow shaft. Peels the vanes off without scoring the arrow and them you can scrape the rest off.

That is what I bought, then a quick stop and your local hardware store for a sponge sanding block to scuff it up. Works great.

[heat checker]

I use a lock-back knife that has a serated blade closly matching the shaft diameter.

[Surface Tension]

We used to have and archery shop in the 70's & 80's.

For the arrows that got a re-fletched I used a qt jar and acetone or MEK.

That would easily hold a half dozen arrows.

If your only doing one arrow drill a hole in the top of a canning lid and stick the arrow through that and let it soak.

Since your not doing the volume that we did you could use an olive jar with a balloon as temp cover.

I'll come out clean and no scratches.

[sticknstring]

Frank - What was the name of your shop & who did you use as your distributor?

[Surface Tension]

DEL and started out as a hobby and stayed a small family owned shop.

We all shot since we were kids and just progressed and ended up in forefront of the archery boom and not many shops around.

Soon a it grew just by word in the archery community.

I did a number with a radial arm saw on my fingers and had to put the bow for a while.

At the same time moved to AK for next 3 summers.

Never really got back into the bow again, not like I used to anyway.

With that the paper work/business end wasn't worth it anymore as well plus I had moved on.

Lots of suppliers and of coarse a different one each bow.

Its been a while and I have to jar my memory, I might have some old catalogs around still.

[sticknstring]

Just curious... we may have sold to you back in the day. Place in Maple Lake ring any bells?

Sorry to hear about those fingers!