I have a 1'' and a 11/2'' stencil cutter and I use gasket paper, it is cheap
and soft enough to curve around stuff.
Ed Morgan
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Notton <Richard@fv623.demon.co.uk>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Date: Monday, December 10, 2001 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Stencil Question
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>Subject: [MV] Stencil Question
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>> Prior to using Rick's paint mask product, I have used the traditional oil
>> board stencils, which are less expensive, but I have always had trouble
with
>> the paint blowing under the stencil, yielding a blurry line.
>> Do any of ya'll have any suggestions?
>>
>I have an ex-mil 1" stencil cutter (hours of fun), often with no expensive
oiled
>paper to hand we use surplus hanging file pockets, especially those when
the
>steel hangers have bent beyond use.
>
>The mil never made pristine jobs of stencilling and I have learnt that you
>actually need a very, very light blow over the stencil with an aerosol can,
it
>looks terrible and barely covered until you remove the stencil when the
contrast
>is obvious with the usual white on OD.
>
>To get a stencil to stick on a curved surface without 10 arms and many
sticks,
>the graphic art spray on paste-up adhesive stuff works well.
>
>Richard
>Southampton - England
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