Stripping fletches

[darthTer]

Any recommendations for removing fletching from carbon arrows???

I saw Quicks have a stripping tool for £9 - Saunders Feather stripper - anyone know how effective this is for plastic vanes???

Thanks

[flamingbladerider]

Use one myself. Good for carbon, wood and ali shafts. Theres two types in quicks cheap or dear. Go for the cheap one, it does the job perfectly.

[Russ]

I bought the "dear" one (Norway Zip-Strip - don't know why the company is called Norway, maybe it has something to do with the exorbitant price... ). It works really well, but I still managed to gouge my carbons a bit. The fletchings were put on using a cyanoacrylate i.e. superglue, and in retrospect I should have been using shaft wraps.

Unfortuately I can't compare the Zip Strip to the cheaper one, but I'm sure it works fine too.

[worthipa]

If you think you're going to use it regularly, buy a Zip Strip, if you're only going to use it occasionally and people who know say it's OK, buy the cheaper one.

I use a Zip Strip, I strip carbons on a regular basis, I use Super Glue, never damaged one yet.

[flamingbladerider]

As equipment officer for our club, i'm stripping vanes off arrows every week without a problem. In archery expensive doesnt always meen BEST.

[niceguy]

The hook blades that carpet fitters use in a Stanley knife work well. The curvature of the blade follows the shaft to some degree and it doesn't dig in. Any DIY store sells this stuff.

[wingate_52]

The Norway Zip Strip is the best tool I have used. It cleans off all the resudue leaving a clean undamaged shaft. I have seen what damage people can do with quality tools so everything takes a little practice.

[Jumile]

As per the 2 dozen other threads on this topic ( ): Zip Strip. No question about it.