Emulsion Coating Technique

1. Pour the emulsion into the scoop coater.

2. Fill the scoop coater ¾ to the top.

3. Hold the scoop coater from the bottom centered, making sure that it is level so that the emulsion does not run out from the sides of each end!

4. Firmly push into the screen and angle the scoop flat against the screen, press against the screen and pull upward to the top and end your stroke by quickly angling the scoop coater back to the centered position.

5. Turn the screen to the inside (Where the ink goes) and repeat steps 3 through 4.

Tips for successful tips direct coating, use the thin side of the scoop coater. If you coat your screens too thick they may not wash out! This can be tricky because it mimics over exposure, in fact the emulsion is just too thick and is really under exposed, parts of the image may wash out and finer parts may not rinse out altogether.