Dipping fail

[James Harvey]

#5854

Say you knew a guy, something of a village idiot, and this idiot tells you he put a second coat of lacquer on his new wood shafts last night, but he hung them right by a window that had some kind of arctic breeze blowing through overnight. So his new shafts now have an awful, gluggy, wavy, uneven second coat of lacquer on them. Like any reliable village idiot, he doesn’t have any good ideas of his own on how to fix it. What advice would you give an idiot like that?

Just a, ahhh, hypothetical question for you 😳

[chamookman]

#45284

Become one with the sandpaper Grasshopper :wink:. Been there – done that ! Bob

[Stephen Graf]

#45420

Or….

It seems to me that each new layer of lacquer melts with the last. I wonder if you could dip them again and “erase” the problem?

You could try one arrow and see what happens…

[Brennan Herr]

#45712

Never done arrows yet but when I refinished the stock on my rifle I used spray on stain remover and it did a wonderful job…if all else fails…start over! good luck!!!

[David Coulter]

#45742

Gotta love those hypothetical/proverbial stories. Have had lots of them myself to answer questions “just in case.” Happy Fourth! dwc

[garydavis]

#47506

I don’t have a lot of experience with lacquer, but lots w/varnish. Scrape off the sticky stuff and sand with 220 grit or one of those green pot scrubber thingies. Apply finish on warm sunny dry days outside in the shade and bring the shafts indoors before sunset. Most products can be re-applied with out sanding if additional coats happens within 8-10 hours up to three coats. Lacquer may need to be applied on a quicker schedule. I know it’s not as much fun,but sometimes it’s OK to read the instructions on the can. Then let dry a few days sand to give the surface some tooth and apply 3 more coats. Continue as long as you like. Hunting arrows you might want to dull down a bit with a little 220 grit.

cheers.

[Col Mike]

#48337

aha-Jim

I used to think I would never have a bad day around here because I simply go out to the dog yard and all is right with the world—now–lately, I look for your posts–they start my day with a 😀

Mike

[James Harvey]

#50320

Fella’s, thanks for all the tips. I tried a recoat of lacquer but it had been days since they messy one was applied and didn’t work. So I’ll give sanding a go. If that’s too time consuming I may get some chemical assistance.

Mike, I’m glad my constant stream of failures lights up your day 😉

garydavis wrote: I know it’s not as much fun,but sometimes it’s OK to read the instructions on the can.

Gary, that is the single most ridiculous suggestion I have ever read on the internet. But seriously, cheers for the detailed response 😉

[Goraidh]

#50509

ausjim wrote: Fella’s, thanks for all the tips. I tried a recoat of lacquer but it had been days since they messy one was applied and didn’t work. So I’ll give sanding a go. If that’s too time consuming I may get some chemical assistance.

Jim, Did you just fess up to being the Village Idiot of whom you originally wrote?

[James Harvey]

#50521

Goraidh wrote: Jim, Did you just fess up to being the Village Idiot of whom you originally wrote?

😳

[grumpy]

#13198

Do they have Lacquer Thinner on desert islands? Try a hardware store, if you have one.

[James Harvey]

#21002

I found that a standard issue blob of kitchen grade steel wool takes off the lacquer in short order and seems pretty forgiving once it gets to the wood.

I’ve made my mix a bit higher in thinners so as to avoid a repeat. It’s too convenient to hang shafts overnight to change my risky ways 😀

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