Hairspray!
Posted: August 16th, 2017, 9:13 am
I mentioned elsewhere, I thought I would give the AquaNet unscented/extra hold brand a try.
It's interesting to have a transparent glass bed again! I've become used to the cloudy surface the diluted Elmer's Wood glue gives.
The reason I am trying this is for some reason, the mirror my FT-5 uses seems to not have great adhesion using the diluted glue surface. I have a particular print that has thin legs to it, and those keep detaching and making a mess of the print (and printer!).
I sprayed down the mirror (outside, so I wouldn't have an overspray mess inside) until it looked "wet". I then allowed to dry on a 60C bed for 15 minutes.
First results seem really good.
Will the hairspray require touch ups after each print? Or, like the diluted wood glue method, just clean and re-apply in a few weeks?
It's interesting to have a transparent glass bed again! I've become used to the cloudy surface the diluted Elmer's Wood glue gives.
The reason I am trying this is for some reason, the mirror my FT-5 uses seems to not have great adhesion using the diluted glue surface. I have a particular print that has thin legs to it, and those keep detaching and making a mess of the print (and printer!).
I sprayed down the mirror (outside, so I wouldn't have an overspray mess inside) until it looked "wet". I then allowed to dry on a 60C bed for 15 minutes.
First results seem really good.
Will the hairspray require touch ups after each print? Or, like the diluted wood glue method, just clean and re-apply in a few weeks?