Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
that is the squeegee side. however, it was a stencil that was previously used and cleaned. I'm waiting for a fresh one to dry right now. after it's dry enough, I'll take some more shots.it is a 1/1 (glisten method tho, so 2 wet coats on the substrate side, + 1 on the squeege side) - fine edge of the scoop coater.so I think what I'm understanding is that the emulsion should be 'smooth' on top of the mesh.
The glisten method is not needed for everything. You do not need to do it for waterbase for example. You do not need that kind of build up on a WB screen unless you are just interested in increasing your exposure times and spending more money on your emulsion. There is such a thing as too thick and what you have to narrow down is what works for you in your shop and your style of printing. We use the glisten method here on some stuff. There are also times here that we will even coat 1/1 sharp edge on a 305 or 355. That goes against all the written rules. However it works and it works well at that.