Re: The consistency of gum

Fair enough. But someone in that discussion (I don't think it was you)
did say that smooth coatings were not achievable with a brush and that
the only way to achieve smoothness of coating was to use the roller.

Like you say, whatever's not broke doesn't need fixing; my comment
wasn't intended to re-open that discussion but simply to make an
observation that the gum isn't as different as I expected it to be.
Kerik wrote:
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> The Melvin Group? LOL! That cracks me up... Anyway, you are distorting
> things a bit. It's not that it was "difficult" to coat with brushes, it's
> just that I find it soooo much easier and more consistent to coat smoothly
> and evenly with the foam roller. The is especially true for larger prints.
> If you're working 8x10 or smaller, brushes work adequately. I'm not saying
> large prints can't be done with a brush, I just believe it's easier with
> the foam roller. Most people I know who've tried it find the roller the
> best/easiest way to coat. You're the only one I heard from that couldn't
> make the roller work. And there's no need to since you're happy with your
> process as is. I am a firm believer in 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' -
> just make prints! The only drawback of the foam roller that I've seen is
> that it tends to use more sensitizer than brushes.
>
> Kerik
> Vice President, The Melvin Group : )
Received on Tue Dec 2 12:47:33 2003