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Late last night I fletched a dozen arrows with AAE Max Hunters and today every dang one of them pulled right off, WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! The only thing I can think of of is the glue I used this time was the cheap Bohning glue (that mistake will NEVER happen again) back to AAE's Fastset gel! Bohning SUCKS!!!!!!!! I just waisted $12 and a lot of time! :angry:

What glue do you use?

 

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I use Loc-tite Ultra Gel Control. Never lost a fletching yet with that glue.

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I've been using Pine Ridge without issue. IMO the biggest thing with any fletching is surface prep. I always use acetone and clean the heck out of the shaft. I maybe obsessive, but when dealing with adhesives (either at work or at home) I always wear gloves to keep everything 100% clean too.

 

Did you clean and prep the shafts properly?

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I did the same ritual as always except the glue.... tried to save a little money.

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the bohning glue works great, glue never works the best forever i have tried all of them all goat tuff, loc-tite ultra gel, gorilla, gold tip, aae fastset they all get bad over time and some have bad batches, i have got some bad loc tite, and they replaced it free of charge, and the goat tuff bad also.

 

my favorites are the bohning platinum, gold tip, and loc tite in no particular order biggest thing is clean with acetone and let them dry befor you start

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I use AAE MAX. It's the best glue I have ever used by far. Clean your arrow shafts with a rough sponge and comet bleach (for dish cleaning) before fletching. Make sure the arrows are completely dry before you start.

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I use AAE MAX. It's the best glue I have ever used by far. Clean your arrow shafts with a rough sponge and comet bleach (for dish cleaning) before fletching. Make sure the arrows are completely dry before you start.

 

Pretty much what I do, no complaints the last few years.

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Thanks guys, I decided to go with the Max Bond glue. We'll see how it goes!!!

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well the problem is the glue used is not designed for those vanes those vanes have a special glue that you need to use with them because of the activator on the bottom if you don't use that glue they will not set properly. pretty much use you what it states on the package of the vane vanes company has its own glue designed specially to go with that vane for that reason

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