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INK FROM WWW. DICKBLICK. COM ON ONE END OF YOUR STENCIL, BUT NOT DIRECTLY
ON YOUR ARTWORK.  ADD ENOUGH INK TO SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF YOUR
DESIGN.  WHILE HOLDING THE SQUEEGEE FROM YOUR EZSCREENPRINT KIT AT A 45
NGLE, USE LIGHT PRESSURE TO SPREAD THE INK OVER YOUR STENCIL DESIGN.
SPREAD THE INK OVER THE DESIGN ONCE MORE FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
NEXT, CAREFULLY LIFT THE ENTIRE PRINTING FIXTURE STRAIGHT UP, SO YOU DONT
SMEAR YOUR FRESHLY PRINTED WORK SEE FIGURE 7.  IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY
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PROBLEMS, WASH THE INK OFF OF YOUR STENCIL WITH WATER AND TRY AGAIN.  ONCE
YOURE SATISFIED WITH YOUR PRINTING, CLEAN UP WITH WATER AND PLACE YOUR ITEM
IN A WARM LOCATION UNTIL ITS COMPLETELY DRY.  ONCE MINE WAS DRY, I LIGHTLY
SPRAYED IT WITH A WATER BASED POLYURETHANE TO GIVE IT A SEMIGLOSS
APPEARANCE AND FURTHER PROTECT MY PRINTING.  ALL PHOTOS BY THE AUTHOR.
DOUG SMITH, N8HI, WAS FIRST LICENSED IN 1972 AS A NOVICE, EARNED HIS
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