From: Jack Fulton (jefulton1@comcast.net)
Date: 09/04/03-10:46:07 PM Z
Don't mean to step in boldly here but being off the list for a while and not
watching the thread I might be saying the wrong thing.
But, it appears you're discussing liquid emulsion on glass.
I assume your are heating it up to beyond body temperature . . like to about
120º F.
Then, an old trick, learned from the JOBO literature is to add a few drops
of heavy whipping cream which allows it to coat very smoothly.
My 2¢
Jack Fulton
>> So far the foam brushes have been the best for me, but I'm getting
>> frustrated by streaking too. I've been thinking of dipping. I've tried
>> swirling the emulsion on like collodion but it's too viscous even without
>> the hardener.
>
> So are you coating dry plates? What kinds of emulsions are you coating?
>
>> I'm only coating 4x5 glass at the moment so would be interested in hearing
>> any better methos you can work out - i might try the cotton flannel as it
>> seems that it's the bubbles in the foam edge that cause the streaking.
>
> That's the same idea as mine. I thought glass rod with or without wire
> would work fine for glass, but did you try them?
>
>> I've never thought of hardening before coating - does this prevent
>> frilling and lifting????
>
> Don't know, but the emulsion likes to stick to the glass dish I use to
> keep emulsion at the coating temperature better after hardening a bit.
>
> --
> Ryuji Suzuki
> "Reality has always had too many heads." (Bob Dylan, Cold Irons Bound, 1997)
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