Mark; I once spray painted the rear gate and both bumper covers of my minivan with a $20.00 hobbyist's airbrush I bought from TOYS-R-US. It's not angle sensitive until the (admittedly very small) reservoir bottle runs low, and puts out a really fine spray! Steve K (with yet another whacko idea!) --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Tucker <mark@m...>" <mark@m...> wrote: > I kinda had a meltdown with this sprayer today. I just simply don't > want to have to crank this thing up each and every time I make a > print. Yes, the blacks rock. Yes, the contrast is punchy. > > But with the sprayer, you MUST keep the sprayhead level with > the ground, ie, upright vertically. If you tilt it, it sputters. But then, if > you mess up in the least amount with the amount of coating that > hits the print, and "overspray" it, the coating will potentially will > begin to run down the print, which *really* looks bad. But you've > got to suspend the print upright vertically in order for the spray to > hit the print at the proper angle. Thus the problem. > > And this is not to mention the crap in the air, and the cleanup > factor after each session, etc. > > There is change in the air. There's just GOT to be a better way. > > MT, http://www.marktucker.com
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Re: Coatings: Confession
2002-12-11 by Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@evcom.net>
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