Best Fletching glue
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From: c5ken
03-Jun-22
So I tried several different fletching glues. But just haven't found one that I'm completely satisfied with. What are you guys using?
From: Castle Oak
03-Jun-22
Bohning blazer bond. Proper prep of both arrow and fletching is key to good adhesion.
From: swp
03-Jun-22
x2 on the above statement. I've found arrow wraps help with the glue holding the fletching.
From: darralld
03-Jun-22
Fletching tape. I will never go back to glue.
From: Ambush
03-Jun-22
I find "instant" bonding glues eventually fail. I've been using Bohning Fletch-Tite Platinum for many, many years on aluminum and carbon arrows. No fancy prep, just sand the shaft, clean the shaft and vane base with alcohol. It takes a bit longer to fletch a dozen arrows, but not significantly.
From: Supernaut
03-Jun-22
I shoot feathers.
On carbons and aluminums I use an arrow wrap, fletch tape on the feathers and then a small drop of Fletch Tite Platinum on the leading and tailing edge of each feather. My fletching stays on and I'm hard on my arrows, lots of stumping behind the house and shots at ground hogs.
Best of luck in your search!
From: RT
03-Jun-22
Loc Tite Control Gel and good prep.
From: Kodiak
03-Jun-22
Tape mo betta.
From: Blood
03-Jun-22
Gorilla Glue with the blue top. Use any primer pen on your fletches. You can’t pull off your fletchings with pliers. Don’t over think this.
From: Boatman71
03-Jun-22
Gorilla Glue with blue top. It costs 4.50 a tube and can be found anywhere. The vane will fail before it come off the shaft. Simple and effective. I fletch hundreds of arrows per year with this glue. Just my 2 cents :-)
From: c5ken
03-Jun-22
Thanks for the info...
From: No Mercy
03-Jun-22
the G5 blue glue works awesome!
From: nmwapiti
03-Jun-22
I've found getting the glue on the complete contact surface of the vane is more important than the glue. I have used various super glue gels for years and years. Always got decent life, but would have an occasional failure. When I started using the bottles with the wider application tip the bond dramatically improved. My vanes don't come off for years now.
From: Ucsdryder
03-Jun-22
Loctite gel
From: Kevin Speicher
03-Jun-22
I've been using goat tuff with no issues
From: groundhunter50
03-Jun-22
I have used Bohning forever, no issues,,,,,,,,,,,,, good luck
From: LUNG$HOT
03-Jun-22
This. Just clean shaft first and done. Super easy.
From: Scrappy
03-Jun-22
Yup loctite for sure.
From: ELKMAN
05-Jun-22
Flex bond for me
From: ahunter76
05-Jun-22
what supenaut said.. I had a shop/lanes 18 years & made nearly every arrow that went out the door + now I build/repair mine & 8 family members. Wood, Aluminums, Carbons, fiberglass fletch with feathers & vanes over 6 decades. Bare shaft, painted, wraps & never a problem & always Fletch tite. Just finished Carbons for kids. 1 set feathers, 1 set blazers bare shafts with Platinum plus fletch tite
From: carcus
05-Jun-22
Fletch tite platinum and the AAE max bond have worked well with me
From: Matt
05-Jun-22
Gorilla Glue w the blue top.
From: Dale06
05-Jun-22
I’ve used fletch tite platinum for years. Works great.
From: PAOH
05-Jun-22
Saunders NPV for me
From: W8N4RUT
05-Jun-22
loctite superglue gel. keep it simple.
From: Swampbuck
08-Jun-22
Always had good luck with pine ridge. Keep it in the fridge in a ziplock
From: TGbow
08-Jun-22
Saunders NPV glue is good stuff.
From: keepemsharp
04-Sep-23
Fletch tape, will never go back.
From: kentuckbowhnter
04-Sep-23
I have used fletchtite platinum for years. Works great.
From: bowhunter55
04-Sep-23
As some of the other guys, Gorilla Glue with the blue top. Best I've ever used.
From: Glunt@work
04-Sep-23
I use Gorilla blue top as well. Feathers on carbon or on painted carbons. Duco when fetching wood shafts. I let them sit 20 minutes since feathers have a natural bend that fights where they need to stay.
From: Buffalo1
04-Sep-23
Bohning Fletch-Tite Platinum- have used for many year with no issues. Have used on aluminum, graphite & vinyl wraps.
From: sundowner
05-Sep-23
The best vane glue I've found is Great Planes Pro CA (cyanoacrylate). It's available at hobby stores. Clean the aluminum or carbon shaft and the vane base with acetone, apply a thin coat of medium viscosity Pro CA, bone them together in your Bitz, and you're done. Takes about 15 seconds to set, or you can spray with Zip Kicker for instant set. I've never had a failure, even with many a target pass-thru.
From: Shoe
05-Sep-23
Big Jim’s hot melt, the very best I’ve found.
