"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
All of these products are derivatives of the liquid adhesives used on belt printers from days of yore. The washing system underneath would remove excess ink and re-wet the adhesive and then squeegeeing off at the end. Belt would come up clean and tacky with each index. At any rate when applied properly and maintained correctly most can go for many weeks without having to change platen paper.
better than food coloring are the Elmo Bath tabs...much stronger and cheaper than food coloring.
Tekmar recommend a spray system for automatic carousel printing.Do any of you have experience with this?Is it cleaner than cans?Does it require a lot of cleaning?
it works, but it makes a mess, just like spray cans...imagine that.tried it, went back to brushing
honestly, i have tried brushes, rollers, carding, etc with my textac, and I always go back to just using a 32oz clear squirt bottle and a paper towel. Its super fast and leaves no excess glue on the platen.