Re: Gum Application

[Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com>]

Jacek, I tried Photoflo  once to dilute a very stiff coating mix,  
following the suggestion of someone on another forum, (actually what  
she used wasn't the usual photoflo but photoflo 600, which she said  
was the same thing as Daniel Smith acrylic flow releaser; I had some  
of the latter on hand so that's what I used)  and found it rather  
unsatisfactory.

I would recommend humidifying the paper rather than adding liquid to  
the mix and diluting both the color and the dichromate.   My  
troubleshooting page about this problem:

http://www.pacifier.com/~kthayer/html/unevencoating.html

Regards, kt


On Nov 26, 2007, at 5:55 AM, Jacek wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm having a tough time applying gum on my paper with brushing. I  
> keep getting streaks. I've read some people use photoflo, alcohol  
> or everclear to get a smooth consistent coating, do you use any of  
> these? Anyone use the Richeson 9010 Brushes or Flat Wash, Badger  
> Softner brushes?
>
> Plodding along...ta
> Jacek