Anybody Hydro-dipped Border Covert Hunter limbs?

[bayrunner]

I am thinking about hydro-dipping a camo pattern on a set of Border Covert Hunter Hex 9 limbs. Border told me "don't expose them to a Hydro dip as we have no idea how that would affect them". I do not know what "affect them" means - performance or integrity.

Has anybody hydro-dipped a set of Broder limbs and found any "affect". I hate to ruin a new set of limbs.

[Buemaker]

Hydro dip??

[Mark R]

I don't think dipping them should affect them at all, from what I understand its a coloring solution floating in water, but Border could void any guaranty if you alter them, ask the people who do the dip. 

[bayrunner]

Thank you for the replies. Although the bow is only about 4 months old, I believe the warranty is already voided since I bought the bow second hand, that is I am not the original owner. Yes - hydro-dipping is how a camo pattern is added to guns and bows. 

[Longcruise]

Hydro dip??

See if this works.   https://www.dideo.ir/v/yt/okls5U4oQrE/how-to-hydro-dip-a-bow-riser-%7C-liquid-concepts-%7C

[Mad Max]

You have to sand and spray a primer on it before dipping.

[bayrunner]

My guess is Border is more worried about how the primer may chemically react or degrade the original finish on the limbs rather than performance of the limbs. I will probably just knock down the gloss a bit with steel wool and live with metallic look of the limbs. It also saves me about $200 bucks as well.  Thank you for the responses to date. Cheers.

[Kirkll]

Border has more warranty loopholes than any other bow manufacturer out there, and I know quite a few of their customers that had issues too.

But it you bought it second hand, it doesn't  matter anyway warranty wise.

You shouldn't have any problems dipping those limbs, or any limbs that are sealed well at all.   Kirk

[Longcruise]

Here's another option for limbs.  I've not used them but have a set gathering dust.

https://onestringer.com/limbsations/

[Mad Max]

My guess is Border is more worried about how the primer may chemically react or degrade the original finish on the limbs rather than performance of the limbs. I will probably just knock down the gloss a bit with steel wool and live with metallic look of the limbs. It also saves me about $200 bucks as well.  Thank you for the responses to date. Cheers.

If you just want the gloss gone, rub it down with 0000 steel wool and then rub it as hard as you can with this, I've done it many times.
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/dc/v000298702/


For anyone , after you spray your bow with what ever clear finish and it has dust particles or over spray on it , rub it hard with these pads and it will be slick.

[Jeff tech]

White scotch Brite. It what we would use to take over spray off glass or Chrome 👍 very fine.

[onetone]

I use those white eraser sponges DRY for knocking the gloss off a final finish ... works fine lasts a long time. 

[bayrunner]

All good comments - thanks. I was thinking about the steel wool option to take down the sheen on both riser and limbs but the original finish on the limbs appears to be so thin I would likely remove it in places. The original finish on the riser can be chipped off with my fingernail (long story). I have scheduled to have the entire bow refinished with a dull to satin sheen by a competent bowyer in the USA this coming January. It's too pretty to hydro-dip and I like its draw curve and performance with heavy arrows. In the meantime, I will keep shooting it and hope I am not throwing good money after bad - if that is the correct way to say it. 

[Jeff tech]

It might be just me but I do not like using 0000 steel wool. I would much rather use Scotch Brite white being the finest white then gray then red. You'd leave no steel particles in the finish, future Rust particles, or little tiny black specks that get into the wood grain.. Especially something that you're going to hold in your hand. Maybe for household moldings and handrails. Steel wool is fine. But not when I'm doing something that I'm going to look close at, like in my hand. Scotch Brite 👌JF