After making corrections with heat on a bow that is already finished, how long do i wait for that section to re-hydrate before applying finish to it? Would it be a better idea to take most of the finish off first or just the section being heated and corrected? This is a nice bow and i don't want to kill it. Thanks for the help.
It all depends on the relative humidity in your area. If you live in a dry climate stick the bow in the corner of your bathroof for a few days. Humidity is higher there. Generally 3 to 4 days to a week should be OK.
I had one finished out and decided to heat in just a little reflex and call it good. Bad move! it developed a stress crack on the belly. luckily it wasn't very deep and I can do a Torges patch on it saturday when my my urac gets here. I had it sitting for about 5 days and figured it was re-hydrated and it may have been and it just was pushing it a bit much.
I still have yet to fine tune the most important tool in my bow making and that is patience :bigsmyl:
I would take Pat's advice for sure.
Give it a couple weeks.
Should I remove the finish first or just heat away?
heat away
What kind of bow? Backed or self? Jawge