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GPW wrote:Take a hint from an old Artist … Try using GESSO to fill the weave … It’s not that expensive , it’s Very Thick , but workable and you can EASILY sand it to get a SMOOTH eggshell finish . We use a yellow plastic Bondo spreader to apply it … Since it’s also a primer , it saves a step … ( being Latex ( just like Gripper) , it’s paint compatable ) .
Applying it with the spreader prevents a huge build up or product , so not only does it fill the weave , it doesn’t affect anything else …. even repairs , should they be necessary …
Like this … ( what I use ) https://www.utrechtart.com/Blick-Profes ... 60.utrecht
Screen if you must for peace of mind , but it really isn’t “necessary" … I love the way everybody throws around the term “Puncture resistance” .. It reality it’s a “No-burger” … In all these years , nobody’s reported even a modest “puncture” , except me and that was through a RV “membrane roof “ of cheap vinyl , thin Plywood , foam and paper … Jayco roof … the limb went through it like it was butter … ( it was $5000.00 to fix the Jayco , a similar repair on a Foamie would be around $20.00 … DIY in 15 min. )
There’s a Logic to all this …
Sounds like the surface gesso should adhere to the Gripper just fine then.GPW wrote:If you don’t trust our word, experience , or the materials , then the only alternative is to TEST it for yourself ..
Gesso and Gripper are remarkably similar chemically … both Acrylic . Gesso has more Pigment , threfore is Thicker …
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