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What kind of rubber is used to spread the ink?

What kind of ink is this?

Do not know about the rubber, but it is not ink, most likely varnish or something similar.

Eliseu,

That is a homemade version of the way that manufacturers coat blanks. If I had to guess based on the color of the rubber it looks like latex rubber with a hole punched through the center.

I have no idea what kind of paint that they are using. Given that they are keeping the jar open and pouring back in, I doubt that it is a moisture cure urethane like permagloss (which would be a great choice).

I just had an idea, a nipple from a livestock bottle for goats or cows might work well for this task also. You would need the collar and a piece of the bottle to use as a handle, but the nipple alone would likely hold enough finish to apply to the blank.

The material the membrane is made from is very important. Only stuff I found locally that worked well was the rubber membrane from a punch-ball balloon.

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Hello All.

Tom did an article on something like it called "Blank Coating Tool (Clear-Coating and Painting The Easy Way!)" but he used PVC Pipe fittings and open cell foam material from a packing store, the article is on pg. 22 of the 15-3 edition of RodMaker Magazine.

Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.

Bob,

New Bern, NC.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/07/2016 11:23AM by Robert A. Guist.