Aloha Riser

[Warped Arrow]

At some point today I will unveil the riser that will be known for now on as The Aloha Riser. She will be painted in a floral print reminiscant of the Hawiian shirts worn in the 50's.

I will not be doing a paint along, but will post pics of her progress.

I want to thank Sam up front for this riser. It is gonna be a fun project! Yall stay tuned for some fun!!!

Del

[Short Draw]

Can't Wait!

Erich

[aroadik]

This is like waiting for the latest offering from a major bow manufacturer ! :cheers: Pete.

[stevelong]

What's it gonner BE!?!?!?!

[Warped Arrow]

LOL!!!!!! Got the riser in hand. Gotta do a bit of work to her first. Got some voids that need filling and I want to see about leveling the pocket floors. Might not have to level them, but might as well. I'll post a pic of the raw riser when I get home tonight.

Looking at the riser, I might not be able to do a floral pattern, if not I will do a "Sunset Fade"....We will have to wait and see.

Del

[Roger Sr.]

Del,
I'm waiting to see it, this should be interesting

[Warped Arrow]

Here are the first looks.....Have to fill in and smooth over all the void areas then primer will be the next pics.

Del

[Roger Sr.]

You know those risers are to heavy for me now, but they have a great grip!
Love that kind of grip

[Sam Dunham]

Cool! Did you have a set of DAS bushing and string it up?

[Sam Dunham]

Kingfisher riser. They are really good risers! I was surprised at the quality of the casting. A Rambo copy, and a good one!

[Warped Arrow]

Not gonna so anything to her till I get her dressed up. Then to get some DAS fittings and bolts and see where this puppy goes.

Del

[aroadik]

Looks to me like you have done it already !!! :lol: :cheers: Pete.

[Warped Arrow]

Looks to me like you have done it already !!! :lol: :cheers: Pete.

Na, thats the nasty old factory camo, YECH!!!!!!

Del

[Warped Arrow]

Well, its been raining the past 2 days so I decided to do a lil hand work on the riser. I drilled some holes in her in key places where I am going to fill with a product called Quick Steel. When cured you can sand, and paint like it was a piece of the original. I also did some hand sanding to get the bulk of the factory paint job off. Well, untill I was out of sandpaper, LOL!! Next I will hit it with a chemical stripper to remove the rest of the paint and clean it up a lil more. After that, fill in the voids and let her cure.

Del

[Warped Arrow]

I am also thinking about building up/radiusing the shelf to facilitate shooting from it with a plunger.

Del

[aroadik]

This is better than TV ! :cheers: Pete.

[Warped Arrow]

Got her stripped and the upper cutouts filled. Next will be to fill in the handle void and the void around the sight mount. I'm going to leave the sight holes open on this one.

Del

[aroadik]

Go for it Del !

[Warped Arrow]

If I had another stick of Quick Steel I would do the rest of it, but I got the last one, gotta wait a week for some more....unless I can find it at another walmart.....

Del

[aroadik]

Waiting (yawn)

[Warped Arrow]

LOL!!!!

I got another tube of the Q.S. and got the grip filled in and rough shaped. One more tube and I will be ready for priming

Del

[aroadik]

I bet you thought we had forgotten eh ! :jk:

[Warped Arrow]

Never!!

:cheers:

Del

[Warped Arrow]

Bit of an update....

I finished filling in all the voids and sanded her smooth, or so I thought. Seems like some bubbles appeared in the Quick Steel. I filled these with JB Weld and am currently waiting for it to cure. Once this is done then I will re-sand and get her ready for primer.

Del

[aroadik]

Must be pic time soon !

[Warped Arrow]

Gonna have to wait till tomorrow. I learnt a hard lesson today, NEVER try to file JB Weld untill it is FULLY cured. It aint purty!! Had to redo the area I just got done doing.

Del

[Warped Arrow]

Finally got her voids filled in, sanded, and primed!!! I did notice a few "wrinkles" as I was priming. Gonna have to sand those out tomorrow and re-prime her. Here are the before and after primer pics:

[Bowbender Mike]

Looking Good! Seems you have to go easy on the sanding or the "edges" where the filler and metal come together show up.
I like that Kingfisher riser, my son in law has one...hmmmm...might warf it for him if he'll let me.

[benzy]

Looks good Del.

I've thought about filling voids like that, but never had the guts to try.

For the wrinkles, can I suggest spot putty filler? (I think that's what it was called) It's a thinner type of bondo that spread easier. I think if memory serves it was for those little blems that showed up after primer and before paint.

Can't wait to see this one finished.

[Sam Dunham]

When he gets that one done, I'm gonna send him another one to do! LOL Del will have a lot of risers to paint, plus he will have too many to shoot! He is free to trade or sell any I send him.

[Warped Arrow]

Mike, you dont have to be too easy, just not heavy handed...

Benzy, these are spots that for some reason I didnt sand smooth in the filler. If you fill in the voids, make sure they are clean and free of dust, paint, ect. Make sure you score them well for good adhesion.

Sam, Cant wait to see what you have cooked up for me next!! I think I may keep this one for a while, since I dont own a DAS system bow.

Thank you all for your encouragment. I love to paint these risers, heck, I even enjoy the sanding, LOL!!! Feels good to do something with your hands and have it come out good.

Del

[aroadik]

Looking good Del, and the bow ! This exercise seems like a long drawn out "birth"

[Warped Arrow]

Pete, ya this one is going through major labor pains, LOL!!! Got the wrinkles ironed out, re-primed, and curing right now.

Del

[aroadik]

Hey Del ! any more !

[Warped Arrow]

Hey Del ! any more !

Nothing new to look at yet. She is ready for the white coat of primer, but it is gonna have to wait for now. I gotta bunch of irons in the fire right now and not enough time for them all.

HOWEVER......She is gonna be worked on a bit this week end if at all possable, atleast one coat.

Del

[Sam Dunham]

I'm cutting a Bear Grizzly riser in DAS for ya! Going to the PO in the next few days with 7 or 8 risers to mail. Will send it with them for your next project, lol will keep you busy.

[Warped Arrow]

I think that I'll do that one in a nice camo. If I ever get the Aloha riser done that is. Between work, looking for a new job, honey do's and everything else, there just are not enough hours in the day!! And to top it off, we have a cold front that has moved in so it is now to cold to paint or strip.

Del

[aroadik]

No honey do's for this fella, in the middle of Warfing a competition, so far so good !

[Warped Arrow]

I cant post pics, even when I do get something done, LOL.....Got to go back and make all my pics links so I will have room for more. Gonna be a pain, but it will be OK.

Del

[aroadik]

Warfed the competition and will be heading home tomorrow.

[Warped Arrow]

AWESOME!!!!

Del

[Johnweaver]

Any pictures of the finished product?

[Warped Arrow]

She still isnt finished.....got to get more white primer, then I'll add the color. Just started working third shift, 40+ hours a week, so I will be able to buy paint befroe too long and finish her up. I havent forgotten about the riser or this thread.

Once she is done, I'll start the next 2. One is gonna be a simple strip and refinish (wood) , the other will be a paint job deal.

Del

[Biblethumpncop]

Hey Del,

Any work on the Pearson?

[aroadik]

Hey i just woke up ! what's happening ?

[Warped Arrow]

Biblethumpncop, the pearson is partialy stripped, got to get more stripper, LOL! When I get the stripper, I will be stripping both the wood one and the Pearson at the same time.

Pete, right now nothing much, as soon as I get my first check, then stuff will start happening.

Del

[aroadik]

Good to hear !