While cleaning my gear, I accidentally sprayed a solution of 50/50 clorox and water on my bowstring. Thought it was a spray bottle of just water until I smelled it a few minutes later and realized I used the wrong bottle :shocked: . I rinsed off the string and all seems to be well. Question is, did the chlorine weaken or compromise the string?
I know bleach will eat clean through a cotton shirt if left there. It may only react like that to "natural" materials though. How quickly did you rinse it off? Do you know what material the string is made of?
It's definitely not a natural fiber. Best I can tell its a lower end string probably made of some sort of polyester material such as Dacron. Dacron is also used for sails and can tolerate being cleaned mildly with bleach (according to the internet). But other synthetic materials such as kevlar and nylon cannot. I'm not really sure the string is Dacron though, nor would what I exposed it to count as "mild".
If I have to replace this string, it will be the third time in a year.
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