RE: Gum Application
Judy, > >> I use a dense foam roller to apply my gum coats, and they are smooth to the >> point of being clinical. Clay's remark is right on target in my experience. The micro foam roller yields the smoothest results I have gotten. Second to that are the coatings one can get with Connoisseur brand hake brushes recommended by Chris Anderson. Pricey, but worth the money in my experience; they seem to never shed. Add to that a badger hair blending brush and viola`, no streaking. > improving it because the roller itself was the very devil to wash out... Our water is metered, and that year we were probably also having a drought... if I wanted to use the same roller for a different color.... Oi !! Gallons... and taking forever. > Yes the washout is the con for the micro foam roller but I purchased a bunch of them with handles and soak them in water with clear house hold ammonia for a day and they wash out very easily, though there is a bit of stain left. The stain has no consequence on the next use even with a different color. And the rollers do require about twice the amount of pig+gum+dichromate but the coatings are smooth and repeatable with a little practice. My 2 cents, Don Bryant
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