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Ranger B:
riarcher's comment is important if you want the exact color of your paint. ie. if you stain the shaft and then dip it in white the paint will pull the stain out of the cedar and turn the paint a different color. Sometimes it looks kinda cool but it's NOT white. You can use masking tape to divide the arrow. Measure down to where you want the paint to stop and the stain to begin then put a piece of masking tape around the arrow. Then dip the arrow to the tape and pull it out. Remove the tape after you hang it dry.  I use clothes pins to hang the arrow upside down. It will drip dry and you want the paint fairly thin. If you leave it thick it will have thicker areas with runs. I cut it with paint thinner until it's dripping pretty good then dip the arrows (use an bad shaft to test it). Hang them upside down from a string or clothes line with clothes pins and let them drip dry. Also if you don't keep it thin your nock taper will be too fat from all the paint. If you try and sand it I promise it will not be perfect. Good luck. Have fun. To get it down to a science it takes some trial and error.

karrow:
any paint will work i use a latex gloss paint and thin it down alittle with water dip the arrow and hang so the excess paint will drip off works great gives a super smooth finish

ricktrojanowski:
When I crown dip I use exterior Bengamin Moore water basaed paint thinned with water to the point that it flows off the arrow when I hang it to dry.  I do 3 coats.  I like it better than 1 thick coat.

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