Layout Spray Fluid Question

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blgoode

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This is my last question for the morning........ ;)

IS the Blue layout spray worth getting?
 
:) I've used the spray can type of layout fluid, and it works great if you're dying large pieces of steel at once, but the nozzle tends to dry up over time. I now use the liquid type in a can with the brush in the lid. Not as fast but works better for me. It does make your lines really stand out.
 
I use it for some things and it is worth having on hand. I don't have the drying problem that H.L. Is getting. I guess it's because I always turn the can upside down and clear it and wipe the nozzle when I finish.
 
looks like I need to get this stuff! Luckly I found Grainger that carries it and its about 5 miles off the beaten path home.

Where do you guys get this from?
 
I use a large Magic Marker, as long as you put the cap back on it will not dry out which can be a issue in Arizona. Gib
 
I'll just say this: it's a very, very good dye. Don't leave it up on the shelf above the bench without the cap on. When you reach up for something, the layout fluid JUMPS off the shelf and lands nozzle-down right in front of you, naturally with the hole pointing in yer face! Boy, does a little of that dye go a long way on skin!!! :D
 
I use the Dykem blue brush on and I have a bottle of the kind that has a dauber like what you'd find on a liquid shoe polish bottle. I like teh dauber kind when doing small layouts like guard slots, but I typically use the brush-on when scribing the edges because it stands out so much better.
 
yeah i find the dykem can clog the nozzle.... havent used the brush on type but i have used sharpie markers, they work well and dry pretty fast.... but scribe your lines in nice because the marker also washes off really fast
 
I use a red marker, but of course I also use the point of a pair of cheap calipers to scribe my lines too. :D
 
I'll just say this: it's a very, very good dye. Don't leave it up on the shelf above the bench without the cap on. When you reach up for something, the layout fluid JUMPS off the shelf and lands nozzle-down right in front of you, naturally with the hole pointing in yer face! Boy, does a little of that dye go a long way on skin!!!

:D :D :D IT does ....doesn't it! :D :D
 
got the brush on type....It will save my eyes from trying to find the pencil linE!!!!!! ;)
 
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