Snare Prep
Aug 18, 2007 19:25:54 GMT -5
Post by ~ADC~ on Aug 18, 2007 19:25:54 GMT -5
I like the Formula 1 it is fast and easy when you have a bunch of snares to do. I also like painting them with a LIGHT dusting of camo paint. If you coil them together and spray each side with different colors of camo, when you un-coil them they blend in so well I can hardly find them. But the spray paint can be expensive when you have 1000 snares to do so I use the F1.
I mix the F1 like the can says only thinner, I add 1 - 1 1/2 cans of extra water, uncoil my snares and dip them 1 dozen at a time and drop them on cardboard to dry for an hour or so. They are then done. Just one dip is all you want to keep from impeding the locks performance.
I used to do the baking soda thing but I never liked the chalky feel or the resulting look of the snares. And I have learned this... You don't ever want to boil all the oil off your snares. I know that's controversial, but this is a learning post so here's why... If you boil off all the oil it removes the oils from the center strands of the cable, without this oil, the first time the snares see any moisture or high humidity the cable begins to corrode/rust from the inside, out. This makes the cables stiffer and does not allow them to preform up to their best. You need a smooth soft cable to let your locks slide smooth and fast for a dependable, desired, high neck catch. This is often very gradual, and if your snares are used and connect the first year-two after you boil them it will not be so big a deal... HOWEVER after a couple years in Iowa's climate the cable becomes stiffer and weaker. I've had snares get so bad that if you'd bend a kink in the cable by hand, the strands actually break (not all them but some). So I say if you have a few to do, use camo spray paint and if you have a bunch to do use the F1.
Furthermore- I venture to guess the baking soda guys have never tried the F1 or they would switch if for no other reason than the speed and way better camo look. I use the brown F1.
Here there are all done...
Then time for the Formula 1, before....
After...
All done....
Closer up....
I really like that F1 for fast snare prep! Enjoy!
~ADC~
I mix the F1 like the can says only thinner, I add 1 - 1 1/2 cans of extra water, uncoil my snares and dip them 1 dozen at a time and drop them on cardboard to dry for an hour or so. They are then done. Just one dip is all you want to keep from impeding the locks performance.
I used to do the baking soda thing but I never liked the chalky feel or the resulting look of the snares. And I have learned this... You don't ever want to boil all the oil off your snares. I know that's controversial, but this is a learning post so here's why... If you boil off all the oil it removes the oils from the center strands of the cable, without this oil, the first time the snares see any moisture or high humidity the cable begins to corrode/rust from the inside, out. This makes the cables stiffer and does not allow them to preform up to their best. You need a smooth soft cable to let your locks slide smooth and fast for a dependable, desired, high neck catch. This is often very gradual, and if your snares are used and connect the first year-two after you boil them it will not be so big a deal... HOWEVER after a couple years in Iowa's climate the cable becomes stiffer and weaker. I've had snares get so bad that if you'd bend a kink in the cable by hand, the strands actually break (not all them but some). So I say if you have a few to do, use camo spray paint and if you have a bunch to do use the F1.
Furthermore- I venture to guess the baking soda guys have never tried the F1 or they would switch if for no other reason than the speed and way better camo look. I use the brown F1.
Here there are all done...
Then time for the Formula 1, before....
After...
All done....
Closer up....
I really like that F1 for fast snare prep! Enjoy!
~ADC~