fasteddie Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Don't forget to wax your bowstring often . It will last longer . Not only wax it but occasionly remove the old wax . I take a 12" piece of dental floss and wrap it around the string . Hold the bow tight between your legs and pull the floss with both hands . You should be able to squeeze out the old wax with dirt / grit . Then rewax the string . I tie loops in the dental floss ends and slip pencils in the loops so I can pull better . Just an idea ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Good tip Eddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 seems like a good tip, thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeambro25 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 It definitely works, I have doene this before. You will be amaze how dirty the old wax that comes off is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burmjohn Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I'll be doing mine this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 If you need to oil anything on your bow...i.e a screw on a cam that has a little rust from a heavy rain, is there a particular oil you would use that is "scent free"?? What do you guys do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzzyLoader Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 On 9/2/2011 at 12:03 PM, fasteddie said: Don't forget to wax your bowstring often . It will last longer . Not only wax it but occasionly remove the old wax . I take a 12" piece of dental floss and wrap it around the string . Hold the bow tight between your legs and pull the floss with both hands . You should be able to squeeze out the old wax with dirt / grit . Then rewax the string . I tie loops in the dental floss ends and slip pencils in the loops so I can pull better . Just an idea ! I do this (and you're right... the crud that comes out is nasty) but I've often wondered if this is a good practice. Years ago I never did this and my strings seemed to last forever. Now it seems that after doing this every month or so my string frays more and more and I get a little worried that I've torn some inner fibers. So - I find myself replacing my string much more often because of my nervousness. Just my opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggamefish Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I think it is sort of like boots if you start putting oil on them you have to keep putting oil on them. I wax my string twice during the hunting season and during the year when i am shooting. They seem last for me I am constanly abusing them throuhg the brush and with a recurve i get alot of sticks stuck in the limbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I am actually going to get mine done today and then I will rewax once more before season starts. For lubricant, I use a couple of different products from Scorpion Venom. http://www.waxstarinc.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggamefish Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I use tex tite i just rub the string back and forth to get it warm and it melts right in. Works like charm for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 I use the Scorpion Venom bowstring wax http://yhst-89512294257137.stores.yahoo.net/scvepobowax.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I have a couple of blocks of just plain old beeswax and it seems to do a very good job of conditioning strings and making them pretty much moisture-proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doewhacker Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 On 9/8/2011 at 10:05 AM, Doc said: I have a couple of blocks of just plain old beeswax and it seems to do a very good job of conditioning strings and making them pretty much moisture-proof. I thought I was the only one that used bee's wax. I was happy to find a little chunk a couple of weeks ago, to me it is the best wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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