What’s the best fletching/vane glue you’ve found and why? Bonus points for clever tricks to help extend its life, once opened.
I'll have to check the brand, etc. and get back. FWIW, repaired a bunch of NASP arrows over the years and never had a failure.
I think the name, been a while, quick fletch. That said in a pinch I used gorilla glue and it actually worked great. As my hands worsened I bought vane sleeves and never had a flight issue.
Gorilla glue brand Gel super glue. Gel is important, it doesnt run off. Only had one vane fall off in about 4 dozen fresh arrows. Its a little more work to remove a damaged vane, have to scrape the glue off the shaft with a razor blade. Takes a little more time. Its cheap and available in just about every store. There is a pin built into the cap that keeps the spout clean. I can get almost 6 months out of a opeened bottle. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
Blue top Gorilla super glue, regular, not gel.... put 3 drops on each vane, use a toothpick to spread.. using a Mini-Max EZ fletch for inserts, Bohning Insert Iron .. I like a slow cure so I can 'adjust' the insert/BH if needed, and I always do a final spin test before setting aside to dry
I have just been using Gold Tip Tip Grip. I use it to glue in inserts and to fletch. Best tip I've ever learned is to put it in the fridge after unsealing. I have a bottle in the fridge right now that is at least two years old, zero issues with it holding the last time I used it. Like above, I've read of a ton of people using blue top Gorilla glue with no issues. I did have an issue with Tip Grip holding vanes on some aluminum Easton arrows that I had dug out to use for winter league. I ended up getting some Bohning platinum and it worked fine on them. Never had an issue with Tip Grip with carbon arrows. I mostly use Q2i vanes, no primer needed. But I did recently fletch with some TAC vanes, definitely need primer for them IME.
Best Glue hands down is the pink bottle of BS maxi cure. Second up in max bond. Buy them both in .05 oz bottles and you will be able to use most of the bottle before it goes stale on you. Both are impact rated and will not get brittle like most super glues.
