From: Jeff Buck (jeffbuck@swcp.com)
Date: 01/14/03-10:32:15 PM Z
I think it's either the same stuff or substantially the same. -jb
At 10:49 PM 1/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Jeff wrote:
>
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>>Sandy: At Home Depot and such places you'll find in the paint section
>>some stuff called Dip-It. It's a heavy-duty rubbery-plastic goo that
>>people use to coat the handles of screwdrivers and similar. You just dip
>>the Richeson brush handle in it, dip again if you want, etc., and you
>>have a nice hard-rubber coated deal there. I coated mine right to the
>>edge of the metal ferrule. You can also apply Dip-It w/ a brush, which I
>>did w/ another implement. -jb
>
>
>Hi Jeff,
>
>Thanks to you, and to Clay, for the tip. This stuff sounds like the
>solution for the cracking paint on the Richeson. Wonder how it would work
>on the deck of a sailboat?
>
>Sandy
>
>
>
>
>>
>>At 09:00 PM 1/14/2003 -0500, Sandy King wrote:
>>>Carl Weese wrote:
>>>
>>>>Christine,
>>>>
>>>>I know some people love the 4" brush but I'm perfectly happy with a 2" for
>>>>prints from 8x10 to 12x20. For 'miniature negatives'--4x5 & 5x7--I use
>>>>a 1".
>>>>
>>>>---Carl
>>>>--
>>>> web site with picture galleries
>>>> and workshop information at:
>>>
>>>
>>>Well, I came to the Richeson brushes fairly late but when I finally
>>>discovered them decided that I just had to have all of the sizes. I am
>>>quite happy with the 1.5" brush, delighted with the 2" size, the 3"
>>>brush is also great, and I just fail to understand how Carl can find
>>>true happiness in coating large prints without the 4" version!!
>>>
>>>But has anyone found a solution for the lousy paint job on the handle?
>>>All of my brushes, which have black handles, have cracking paint which
>>>is causing the paint to flake off, leaving unexposed wood.
>>>
>>>Sandy King
>
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