"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Bringing this thread back because what I want to say isn't worthy of a new thread and isn't so much a complaint as is it a comparison of emulsions.I currently 80% through my gallon of Chromablue which I'm trying and comparing to my usual Aquasol HV for the pure photo-polymer side of printing. The Chromablue had a different odor than the aquasol, strangely stronger and sharper when first opened and stirred. Went to coat screens today and opened it up, it's about half full, and the smell oh my god. It brought me back to my college days when we'd pass out from a party and the keg would warm up to room temperature and then we'd try to ice it down a few days later and drink it lol. THAT smell, skunky beer! Anyone agree?The other more noteable thing is something that Alan has mentioned before. I use double sided sticky tape for my films on my reg unit and damned if the tape NEVER comes off the chromablue. I never had an issue with Aquasol doing that but it actually is a pain in the ass because I have to cover it or it will pick up shirts and ruin registration.Another thing I noticed was the consistency of the Chromablue was much runnier than the Aquasol. I can layer the aquasol with the round edge on a 110 2 coats outside, flip&rotate, and 3 coats inside all day without fear of drips. If I try that with the Chromablue I have to be extremely careful not to wait too long for the coat stroke or emulsion will seep through and actually drip when drying near the bottom.
Nazdars list price is $68 does anybody actually pay list price?
Didn't want this to turn into a rant about Nazdar, but damn it's almost like Alpha or Broder.
I do a 2/1 coat with the kiwo discharge with the sharp side of the coater and get a good emulsion deposit. I have been running it for about 3 weeks now and I still can not find anything wrong with it. I have not ran a LONG run of discharge, but it held up great for short runs. My detail is just as good as when I used QTX. I am interested to see what everyone else thinks if anyone tries it. I didnt think I would EVER give up QTX, since I have had nothing but great success with it for 14 years, but the more waterbase and discharge I do, I had to make a change. So far its the best I have tried. I just wanted a single emulsion for everything. Dont think I need to look any further. Just my opinion.
Quote from: jasonl on May 03, 2012, 09:07:23 PMNazdars list price is $68 does anybody actually pay list price?Yep, guess I do? I don't order from Nazdar because their prices are always ridiculous.Example:Chromablue at Nazdar = $94.54 / gallonChromablue at Atlas = $62.10 / gallonGuess I'm not big enough for a rep to stop by to give me better pricing. I've always found their online ordering system lacking as well. You can't track your order, no tracking numbers, so one day it just shows up. Didn't want this to turn into a rant about Nazdar, but damn it's almost like Alpha or Broder. The small time suckers who still order from them at per piece pricing thinking they can't get a better deal.Hey it says Tubelite is a Kiwo dealer and I actually HAVE a Tubelite guy that visits me and gives me good pricing before I even order anything! I'll call and order a gallon from him.
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