Wax on --- Wax off

[fasteddie]

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 !

[WNYBuckHunter]

Good tip Eddie

[Geno C]

seems like a good tip, thanks for sharing

[Joeambro25]

It definitely works, I have doene this before. You will be amaze how dirty the old wax that comes off is.

[burmjohn]

I'll be doing mine this weekend!

[Paulie]

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?

[MuzzyLoader]

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...

[biggamefish]

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.

[WNYBuckHunter]

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/

[biggamefish]

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.

[fasteddie]

I use the Scorpion Venom bowstring wax

http://yhst-89512294257137.stores.yahoo.net/scvepobowax.html

[Doc]

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.

[Doewhacker]

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.