Saati Direct Prep 2 split from Discharge Emulsion thread

[ZooCity]

VERY noticeable difference when coating PHU with or without the direct prep.

I will get busted for the use of this term but the PHU coats much 'smoother' with the direct prep than without.  Oooh shiney,  so pretty.......

No experience with other than SAATI emulsion, we are hooked on the PHU.

~Kitson

Good enough for me.  We'll try it out.

[alan802]

I thought about trying it out with one of my other PP emulsions but I may get a gallon of the PHU to try out.  I like the emulsions I'm using now, HVP and River City has a new orange emulsion out that is, in my opinion, a lot better than the Ulano Orange and it's stupid cheap so if anyone likes the orange emulsion you should get some from Kevin and try it out.

[screenxpress]

WTH is direct prep?

Before I order emulsion, just to recheck what I thought I read over on my thread, the Saati PHU is a premix, right?  No Mixing of 2 components?

[Frog]

WTH is direct prep?

Before I order emulsion, just to recheck what I thought I read over on my thread, the Saati PHU is a premix, right?  No Mixing of 2 components?

Correct, a photopolymer emulsion and the Direct Prep 2 is their degrease and wetting agent combo.

[screenxpress]

WTH is direct prep?

Before I order emulsion, just to recheck what I thought I read over on my thread, the Saati PHU is a premix, right?  No Mixing of 2 components?

Correct, a photopolymer emulsion and the Direct Prep 2 is their degrease and wetting agent combo.

Thanks Andy

[Evo]

I've used Easiway Screen Perfect but typically only on higher mesh counts. Really does help with overall emulsion smoothness and pretty much eliminates fisheyes and other issues.

I suppose the Direct Prep is the same?

Going to try the PHU. We are looking for the holy grail emulsion that plays well with discharge, wb and eventually HSA but doesn't take forever to expose. Until we get some cash flow to replace the 3140, that's our current choke point.

PHU can also be enhanced with diazo, correct?

[Sbrem]

I don't have time to read all the posts, but for what it's worth, we've been using it forever; when you rinse it off, you can see in the way the water runs off if it's clean or not, and the screens coat beautifully.

Steve

[CSPGarrett]

I take back my previous comment, I believe we are actually using direct prep 3.

We have been textile pv emulsion with it but are now testing ulna orange with the new workhorse exposure.

[sben763]

Direct prep 1, has a abraded in it for new mesh, direct prep 2 ready to use, direct prep 3 concentrated direct prep 2.   

When rinsing with the direct prep due to the mesh wettability you can see and contanimants on the screen if any present.

I know it helps with hard water but should help with soft water also.