Points not sticking

[DoubleB20]

I was so proud of my creation until I shot them. Well they shot well, but when I pulled them out of the target some of the points stayed in the target.

Probably my fault, but anyway.

I made up some cedar arrows and glued the field tips on with Ferr-L-Tite. I didn't clean them with alcohol or acetone first. Could there be any other reason why they pull off?

The target is a new 3D target my sweet wife bought at the banquet and it's HARD to pull those arrows out. I could use some suggestions on that too, if anyone knows. Is there some lubricant to put on them. They came pre-finished from 3rivers.

[RickBarbee]

Got to clean the film of oil from inside the points before ya glue them on.
Sometimes the heat will burn the oil away enough to get a good bond, but a lot of the time it won't, so it's best to clean it away with acetone or similar.

Get a bar of cheap soap, and scrub it on to the point, and about 2" up the shaft before shooting into the 3D. They'll pull a lot easier that way.

Rick

[bowmech]

liquid soap works well too, just dip the arrow in the soap and shoot it, after some shots, the get a lot easier to remove.

[Bisch]

Originally Posted by RickBarbee

Got to clean the film of oil from inside the points before ya glue them on.
Sometimes the heat will burn the oil away enough to get a good bond, but a lot of the time it won't, so it's best to clean it away with acetone or similar.

Get a bar of cheap soap, and scrub it on to the point, and about 2" up the shaft before shooting into the 3D. They'll pull a lot easier that way.

Rick

This^^^

Bisch