Fletch-Lac Clear Sealer Review

Yes, you can brush or rub on this finish. It will not be as smooth as if you would have dipped them, but it will work just fine. All of the Bohning products work best together. If you use this sealer then I would recommend the Fletch Tite Platinum.

Buying an inexpensive full length dip tube will be well worth the money. Most lacquer will be next to impossible to bush on evenly. I had one in my barn for ten years and was able to pull it out and use it again, once you buy it you will have it forever. I use Fletch Tite and have very good results. Happy arrow building, Andrew Canandaigua, NY

You can brush it on, (I would use a brush with very "fine", as opposed to "coarse" bristles. You still run the risk of streaks in the finish. Fletch-Tite is compatible with Fletch-Lac, so adhesion should be OK.

I¹m sure you could brush it on. I would just hit it with some steel wool after it dries. I use fletch-tite also and love it.

Yes, but the finish won't be as smooth Sent from my iPhone

The thinner is the only way to thin them out. Try warming up the cans and then trying to mix in the thinner. Not high heat or anything, just enough to soften it a little. That will help it to mix with the thinner.

yuu cant restore them from this state. however in the future,store them in a cool dry place with low light and low humidity.

They would be oil based.

I would not recommend a cloth. Dipping is the best way, but a brush could be used.

Usually I don't see much problem with it, but it does happen. I normally let mine dry for awhile (like you) and then use steel wool #0000. Use a lint free cloth and then seal the shaft.

This is normal for stain to bleed through or into a clear coat. The only thing you could do is try to find a stain that will work well with fletch lac or visa versa. You could get a gasket and try our gasket lacquer .

I have found this to be true in my experience too. Sometimes I use a spray lacquer and put a spray coat on first to seal the fancy stain finish I put on. Then I put lacquer on (I do not have a dip tank system) use a soft cloth, a second coat and then sand with 250 then a last quick coat. I use gasket lacquer most often because i am a Duco Cement user. Also, try staining darker than you want as an end result to prepare for the fade. Peter Hyatt Middleton, M. F. A., M. Ed. Visual Art Department Black River Public School Holland, MI USA

I assume you also use the gasket to strip excess away? 8 had the same problem with the coatings and gasket smearing once dried cresting. I solved this by painting the product on and storing vertically on a kitchen cooling rack over newspaper so that any excess dripped off. I'm not sure this would work with stain though. Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S®4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

No, you really should not have to use the sealer on carbon arrows.

The fletch-lac was a lot thinner than I was expecting and took several coats. Also, it softened any cresting so that the squeegee smeared the cresting. Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S®4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

PVC tubing will work for short term usage but I don't recommend storing Fletch-Lac Sealer long term in PVC pipe.

Never tried it....but would think that after a while, the laquer would get to the PVC glue, and dissove it.

I wouldn't. They sell plastic tubes for that.

this lacquer is not meant to be used with the gasket system, but it has been done before and it has worked. Normally you will need to thin the lacquer more in order for the gasket system to work.

Dear Shopper, There are several different "families" of lacquer and glue products. You may want to review the chart at http://search.3riversarchery.com/nav/cat1/arrowsshafting/cat2/arrowsshafting _arrowbuilding/cat3/arrowsshafting_arrowbuilding_gluestape/0 The different families are not compatible with each other-so use the ones that go together. I use fletch lac to coat the arrows using a big dipper and dripping dry; then use fletch-tite to glue down the fletches. The "gasket lacquer" compatible systems often allow you to "scrape off" the excess lacquer, rather than dripping dry. There is even a device with a hole punched in it to help you remove the excess gasket lacquer. Don't use this method with fletch lac. Yours, Jay Ter Louw

All I know is that I have used it with a gasket for many years. works just fine. usually 4 to 6 passes or coats, whatever you want to call it Sent from my iPhone

Yes, you can brush or rub on this finish. It will not be as smooth as if you would have dipped them, but it will work just fine. All of the Bohning products work best together. If you use this sealer then I would recommend the Fletch Tite Platinum.

Buying an inexpensive full length dip tube will be well worth the money. Most lacquer will be next to impossible to bush on evenly. I had one in my barn for ten years and was able to pull it out and use it again, once you buy it you will have it forever. I use Fletch Tite and have very good results. Happy arrow building, Andrew Canandaigua, NY

You can brush it on, (I would use a brush with very "fine", as opposed to "coarse" bristles. You still run the risk of streaks in the finish. Fletch-Tite is compatible with Fletch-Lac, so adhesion should be OK.

I¹m sure you could brush it on. I would just hit it with some steel wool after it dries. I use fletch-tite also and love it.

Yes, but the finish won't be as smooth Sent from my iPhone

Yes, this product can be used with, and even stored in, the plastic dip tubes.

Fletch-Lac can be used in the plastic dip tubes, i have been using it that way for years and never had a problem.

Fletch-Lac is perfectly compatible with the plastic big or little dipper. It can even be stored in the dip tube when you're done using it.

That's what I use it with. Sent from my iPhone

I use a plastic dip tube so I can see the depth I am dipping to. This is my preference and it works well. Good luck, Andrew

The thinner is the only way to thin them out. Try warming up the cans and then trying to mix in the thinner. Not high heat or anything, just enough to soften it a little. That will help it to mix with the thinner.

yuu cant restore them from this state. however in the future,store them in a cool dry place with low light and low humidity.

As long as they will have a coat of lacquer on the outside, you should be fine.

sand,straighten and seal. then crown dip and crest. dont seal over the crest.