i have easton blues alloy 500 spine arrows. i am using 2" blazers with the bohing fletch tight glue and after just a few sessions shooting them the start to come of. any tips would be greatly appreciated. i am tired of constantly buying new vanes to replace the old ones.
i have a simple prong rest but am thinking of upgrading to a nap apache. any ideas ? i clean the arrows thougherly with acetone and remove all old glue but still the problem keeps occurring. i use a boning fletching jig. thanks for the comments guys. some more tips would be great
Is the issue with all the fletchings? If it is only on your odd color of all the arrows it probably is a rest issue but if it is all the arrows it most likely is a glue issue.
yeah it has been with my odd colour vane. i am going to buy a nap apache i hope that should fix things thanks everyone
seems like a silly observation but does the fletchtite glue have an expiration on it? maybe try a new bottle of adhesive before you drop more coin on a new rest.
yeah good idea i will give it a try. my rest at the moment is pretty bad so i want to get a new one anyway. any ideas? thanks for everything guys
I had an apache last year and it's a great rest for the price. I upgraded to the QAD ultra rest hdx to put on my Mathews z7x and it's even better. I'd highly recommend either of these rests to anyone. The apache if you're on a budget and the QAD if you're ballin on a budget. Hope this helps.
I was a believer in fletch tite platnum for YEARS, UNTIL... I started using bohning Quantum XT. That stuff is the best adhesive I have ever found! It is a bit pricey but a bottle will last forever. Make sure you clean the arrows thoroughly and then rinse with water and let air dry. Also make sure that you are getting good contact between the fletching and the arrow. Another thing is to either clean the base of the blazer or make sure not to touch it. Good luck!
Im betting glue has went bad, I use goat tuff with good results. And the Apache is an awesome rest. I have the mocro tune! If your not already doing it try putting a dot of glue on the leading edge of each fletch after taking out of jig!
I use Platinum but it does not hold after it has been open and used a while. Once it starts to get a little thick, the adhesion seems to diminish.
The owner of my local archery shop told me to keep it in the fridge after opening it. I thought he was crazy but to my surprise it does keep it longer!
Thanks for the comments guys. Turns out the glue expired 1 1/2 years ago. Ill get a new tube and hope for the best. Thanks for all the help happy hunting
I never had good luck with Fletchtite glue. I use Loctite Super Glue Gel in the blue/black bottle. Clean your shafts and your veins with alcohol real good and you should have no problem
