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Which wax do you consider to be the best?
A forum search didn't produce a discussion on the best bow string wax today. Although I did find some results on a Google search I decided to open a thread to discuss with CBN members.
Please explain why your choose is the best.
I have used several. For my first crossbow I used Horton bow string wax for many years and had little trouble maintaining a long life string using their wax. Well they went out of business.
Now after using a few supplied waxes which was supplied with new bows I finally came to buy Allen brand bow string wax. I found it to be much harder compound then I ever experienced. I put it aside and used others because of difficult application. Then one day it occurred to me to experiment with the Allen string wax.
This is what I did:
I decided to try melting the Allen wax to make easier to apply. That is what I did. I applied enough heat with a fire starter lighter to allow the wax to rub onto the string easier. Then I worked it in with my fingers.
After using Allen wax for a few months I found it to be much better than softer wax. Softer waxes tend to sling away in hot weather from the string or rub away leaving exposed fibers to heat up and wear.
Allen string wax stays with the string because it solidified after it's "melted" onto the string and engaged. The wax forms a barrier which last much longer than softer compounds.
I have applied it once then followed up later to check for wax condition. It really does stay like it became part of the string.
Perhaps many of you never tried this method.
A forum search didn't produce a discussion on the best bow string wax today. Although I did find some results on a Google search I decided to open a thread to discuss with CBN members.
Please explain why your choose is the best.
I have used several. For my first crossbow I used Horton bow string wax for many years and had little trouble maintaining a long life string using their wax. Well they went out of business.
Now after using a few supplied waxes which was supplied with new bows I finally came to buy Allen brand bow string wax. I found it to be much harder compound then I ever experienced. I put it aside and used others because of difficult application. Then one day it occurred to me to experiment with the Allen string wax.
This is what I did:
I decided to try melting the Allen wax to make easier to apply. That is what I did. I applied enough heat with a fire starter lighter to allow the wax to rub onto the string easier. Then I worked it in with my fingers.
After using Allen wax for a few months I found it to be much better than softer wax. Softer waxes tend to sling away in hot weather from the string or rub away leaving exposed fibers to heat up and wear.
Allen string wax stays with the string because it solidified after it's "melted" onto the string and engaged. The wax forms a barrier which last much longer than softer compounds.
I have applied it once then followed up later to check for wax condition. It really does stay like it became part of the string.
Perhaps many of you never tried this method.