[LostHawg]

When I got home yesterday, after taking care of a few necessaries, I went back to the arrows. The red had set nicely. So far, they are just looking like sticks with red painted on them. That little hamster in my head starts to a'runnin on the wheel putting thoughts in motion.

I draw open my cresting paint drawer, hold my mouth a certain way and take a look. I've learned during this arrow building episode that MINERAL SPIRITS works great to keep the brush smooth and the paint thin enough to work evenly. This weekend I stopped by the local Wal-Mart and found for little tubs in the cooking ware department. Works great for holding a user's amount of mineral spirits. Just dip the tip of the Camel Hair brush in the mineral spirits, soak it out with a paper towel or mix it in with your paint (either works). You don't want the paint too thin. Well, I got the motor a'running and began the continuation of cresting.

First I laid a band of black paint down the middle of the primary crest and liked the looks of it. Well, for me, that wasn't enough so I put another smaller band up on the cap about midway between the nock taper and the crown fade. I repeated this throughout the 12 shafts and hung the arrer as I went. Looking at my watch and listening to my stomach told me that I needed to take another break. As the shafts hung, drying the black, the kids and I enjoyed a meal of Frito Pie!!!! :lol:

After eating, I took the shafts and put borders of aluminum on the primary crest and the black band of the primary crest. I then laid a line about 3 inches fore and aft of the primary crest. Hung them to set for a little while and put a generous coat of water based polyurethane to seal the crest. I'm gonna let that set for a day or so to get good and hard.

Hopefully, this time the lacquer won't bite through the urethane and damage my paint. My last two batches of arrows were rushed and I let my crest get wasted by the gasket lacquer. Shootability is what I require, looks is what I desire. They don't necessarily go hand in hand. :shock:

I'll try to post some pics before I dip. They don't look half bad.