Artool Carbon Fiber FX Warpage
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wickedartstudio
Mac-Valve Maestro!
Yep, this is the same stuff I use...
AndreZA
Air-Valve Autobot!
aficionado
Double Actioner
I don't know how they make them but maybe it's the top/bottom protection card when they were guillotined??? Poor quality control if it is....
rofl no mine is bleu i bougt it to keep the "tekkel" (compressor) on his place
on a rc car site i saw this trick and it works
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Bossman
Guest
THis was discussed on another board about the FX stencils. They are a special "cardboard" because the details are so fine that mylar will just melt and the detail you can achieve with the paper based stencil was better than mylar. Apparently they aren't meant to last forever under heavy use.
Not sure how I feel about it. THere is a guy in Germany doing very detailed laser cut Mylar based stencil art.
I wonder if some sort of coating would make them last longer?
Not sure how I feel about it. THere is a guy in Germany doing very detailed laser cut Mylar based stencil art.
I wonder if some sort of coating would make them last longer?
Seamonkey
Air-Valve Autobot!
I think they are making them like that with the paper just so they don't last a long time. It seems nothing is meant to last anymore. Just my opinion. They have to keep turning a profit, so cheaper material that doesn't last as long will make you buy another........ Just like I'm going to have to buy another Gerald Mendez effects stencil less than a year later 
Josh
Josh
AndreZA
Air-Valve Autobot!
I'm sure after a few coats of urathane they will be sealed. The problem is if you bend them they start splitting.
otpowell
Double Actioner
I want those Gerald Mendez splatter fx.. I have the mini texture fx.. Seamonkey you must have the bigger version of the texture fx. Haven't used my mini texture fx yet (maybe Herb can verify the material) so I'm not sure which material they are made of. I want to switch to a brand that only uses Mylar. Air stick might be a good alternate.
otpowell
Double Actioner
I wonder why mine leaves a residue and yours doesn't .. What am I doing wrong? Do you let it dry before sticking it on?
Squishy
Queen Clown Slayer
These guys I mentioned before do blank mylar sheets, maybe make your own? Or use the transparent sheets used for overhead projectors, a bit harder to cut as they are thicker but they work.
Seamonkey
Air-Valve Autobot!
Give me a place to make an order
I would only need the smaller sized ones, but I do want them, !Josh
Seamonkey
Air-Valve Autobot!
I have both the small and the large set, but use the small size way more!! And both are made of some sort of paper board and once you bend them, it's just a short time till they come apart.
Josh
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Hab
Guest
I have the smaller set and that was the only complaint I have about them is the material they used to make them. So far I have had no problems with them holding up but I don't like what I read about once they get bent they fall apart. Just have to be super careful not to bend them I guess!!! Not something I want to replace since I already bought it once thinking it would last like a stencil should!! Haaaa!!
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ProperlyStained
Guest
I didn't know anyone made stencils out of anything like that, poor business practices. Thanks for the heads up, I will avoid all the ones you guys mentioned.(and double check the fine print on anything else)
