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Like it has been said several times here the best surface for mesh and glue is one profiled with a bead blast.
Quote from: Inkman996 on June 14, 2013, 10:53:21 AMLike it has been said several times here the best surface for mesh and glue is one profiled with a bead blast.I think a more accurate description would be a "the best surface for mesh and glue is a Textured Surface" How that is achieved is less relevant.
Frogg and Darryl, Don't you guys have a local supplier that will stretch or re-stretch mesh for you? If you do, AA has good deals on blank frames. That is what we buy just the blank frames, but we stretch our screens in house so we have the luxury of throwing on whatever mesh we need. I know that doesn't help you, guess all I was saying is if you have a local place to stretch them for you, you may come out ahead!
Quote from: TCT on June 14, 2013, 11:30:21 AMFrogg and Darryl, Don't you guys have a local supplier that will stretch or re-stretch mesh for you? If you do, AA has good deals on blank frames. That is what we buy just the blank frames, but we stretch our screens in house so we have the luxury of throwing on whatever mesh we need. I know that doesn't help you, guess all I was saying is if you have a local place to stretch them for you, you may come out ahead!Yep, I have Dynamic, about an hour away in Hayward (SF Bay Area), but they send 'em out to someone else in SoCal.So, shipping is less and quicker than cross country, but still not an instant exchange like they offer in their Rancho Cucamunga location (ain't that a great city name?)Since I quit keeping screens for permanent use, I have plenty of frames. Sometimes though, with some folks, the price difference between new and re-strtech is negligable,A good re-stretch with good mesh at a good price is a great asset. Add local, and it's gold (well, maybe copper according to the roller crowd )
Quote from: spotcolorsupply on June 14, 2013, 11:32:41 AMQuote from: Inkman996 on June 14, 2013, 10:53:21 AMLike it has been said several times here the best surface for mesh and glue is one profiled with a bead blast.I think a more accurate description would be a "the best surface for mesh and glue is a Textured Surface" How that is achieved is less relevant.In blasting the size of the grit is determines the "profile" of the texture. So my description is accurate. Moving through the ranks to becoming a Pipe Fitter I spent about a year working for US Filters, I spent most of my days crawling inside massive steel and stainless tanks and blasting them with 50 grit steel shot. Some like stainless required a different profile and we would either switch the steel grit to a higher grit or use black beauty.
Actually, I am of the opinion that a textured and primed surface is the best for mesh and glue application--like they supposedly do at Pocono.Seems the mechanics have failed them at some point in the process, but it works VERY well if done properly...
Shelly,Are those frames super light? I got some screen about a year ago that were super light and the mesh did the same thing. Did they have a sticker on the corner with www.gold-up.com on them? I am sure if they are reselling them they would take the sticker off. They are some Chinese crap that a few suppliers are selling. I bought about 15 of them because of some jobs and I lost all but 3 in the first 2 weeks. Same thing as your picture. Usually after reclaim and they sat over night.