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Re: Coatings: Confession

2002-12-11 by Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@evcom.net>

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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