What do ya'll wipe down your bow with after being out in the rain or snow? I dont want the hardware to rust or the finish to get messed up so I'm wondering what to use to protect the bow. Its gonna be a wet one down here this weekend and I actually care about this bow. My past bows i just wiped with a towel and didnt worry about it but they all have rusty hardware now.
I put two Bullfrog Rust Inhibitor sponges in my bowcase. Use it in my tackle boxes too. They're cheap, work great and last for a year. I do wipe down my bow before I put it away too.
thanks, never heard of those sponges, i'll check em out.....do you use any chemical to wipe down with or just towel dry?
A little wax on the hardware will prevent rust but honestly, the only bow I didn't have with rusty hardware was one I completely disassembled and had all the metal parts Teflon coated with Black T from Birdsong. http://www.black-t.com/
My Bowfishing bow I replaced every bolt with a stainless steel counterpart, that did the trick for it since it would be on a lake or the ocean whenever in use. My hunting bow, I do nothing. A little surface rust on the head of the bolts does no damage, and it isn't worth the headache to prevent it. My bow performs the same either way.
good deal, thats what i was thinkin...all my other bows have held up fine besides surface rust on the hardware, just makin sure i wasn't missing out on some simple and easy trick to keep it lookin good.
As do I for my hunting rigs, from the awesome site TEmby recommended boltdepot.com. Friggin awesome site.
I was a gunsmith at the time and just put them in with parts from another gun so it was actually free.
i've heard of guys using a little mineral oil to combat the rust. i just shake it a few times and put it away. when i take it in once a year to give er' the once over, the bow shop breaks it all down for me. not cheap but i trust em', and thats something you dont come by every day.
Pour some vegetable oil in a bowl and take a couple Q-tips and wipe all your bolts down with the q tips after you dip them in the oil. This will protect it for multiple outings in the heaviest rain. Reapply after a few hunts in those conditions or every month or so. Only takes about 10 minutes and will prevent any rust.
Dead-Down-Wind has an odorless oil. Works for me and it's like $5 or $6. Same size bottle as their mouth spray... so be careful
Its really hard to stop rust from forming I don't really worry that much about some surface rust. I will sometime take it out of my case and let it air dry.
I take a magic market and cover a lot of the screw/allen heads on my bows. It's helped keep them from rusting. Every now and again, I wipe them down really well, and re-apply the magic marker. Doesn't hold that smell for that long, either.
It would be Nice to see a bow company do that on their flagship hunting bow. Rust is why my Suppressors are made from 7075 Aluminum & a Brass nut Dan
