Looking for a little advise before I do something that's probably wrong. I've got a Roy Hall Navaho Chief (60"; #58@28") that has some scratches on the glass on the inside of both limbs (curly maple), perpindicular to the limbs, & about 7" down from the tip. It looks like the bow was stored upside down on metal studs, nails, whatever. The scratches look like etches in the glass, not too deep, & I'd like to see if I can "buff" them out. Any ideas on the right way to do it? I looked at my Dremel tool & various attachments but since I've acted without guidance before (to my wife's neverending delight) I thought I'd better check first. Don't really want to send it off & don't know any local folks. Seems like it ought to be something I can do.
Thanks,
Eddie Paulsgrove
the scratches if not to deep may be in the finish only, you dont want to sand into the fiberglass since that can change your tiller..It sounds like a really nice bow, maybe send it back to Roy for a refinish job? he can even take a couple of pounds off of it if needed..and when you get it back it will look new again. Roy likely uses a good hard spray finish like Fullerplast or Thunderbird. There are several TradGang sponsors that can refinish your bow too.
Thanks for the input, Robert. You're right, the sratches are in the finish only and are just blemishes but I'd remove them if it were easily done. But I'll check w/Roy & see what he recommends. A few pounds off would be nice, too!