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Seems a lot of folks are interested in the GooSystems screen material and are actively seeking opinions. Here's my experience so far:
Ordered the digital grey primer and high gain digital grey topcoat from Ken. Package arrived in a timely fashion and was professional in appearance. Everything arrived as ordered.
I read the website and several threads on the forum to get some ideas on application techniques. Although I found some information, I needed some specific help so I contacted Ken. After about 20 minutes, Ken had me ready to spray.
The chosen application method was spraying via a gravity feed spray gun. When I spoke with Ken, he mentioned that he had been spraying at about 80psi. I tried spraying at this pressure and had some trouble with spatter and thus undesirable screen texture. Some fine grit sandpaper between primer coats helped alleviate the unwanted "furry" bumps on the screen. I finally decided on 35psi as the appropriate pressure given atmospheric conditions here in NC. Also, Ken had noted that the material needed to be thinned somewhere between 5% - 10%. Based on my particular situation, I needed to thin about 15% or so.
After the primer dried for an hour or so, I began to prepare the topcoat. I followed Ken's basic instructions while applying my own pressure and thinning experience. The topcoat flows quite smoothly out of the gun. It flows as well as any automotive coating I'’ve ever sprayed (which have only been a few different coatings, but really expensive ones). What I did notice is that some of the material would seem a bit glossy while an adjacent area would seem a bit flat. Ken advised that this was normal and that the material would "flatten out" over the course of a couple of days.
After the last application of topcoat dried for a couple of hours, I could not resist re-mounting the screen and firing up the old PJ. My first impression was that the colors were more vibrant and blacks were noticeably better. However, I noticed that the surface was quite uneven and that pans revealed "shadow-like" or "dirty" spots on certain places on the screen. These "dirty" areas were most noticeable during brighter scenes. Are these perhaps "hotspots� Does anyone know if this is normal and that they will disappear as the screen cures out?
I can't say definitively if the material was worth the investment as the screen is only a few hours old now and is not really dry. Also, I have not re-calibrated since the screen material was applied. If the "dirty spots" on the screen disappear, this thing will be awesome. So far, everything has been as advertised by Ken. It is important to note that the Goo is not ready to be sprayed right out of the can. A bit of prep work and some light experimentation is necessary to achieve a spray-able mixture. Ken's instructions are only guidelines, YMMV based on equipment, humidity, barometric pressure, etc.
I am going away this weekend and will view the screen again and post further findings upon my return. In the meantime, if you can answer the questions above please let me know.
Update: See my recent post below!
Ordered the digital grey primer and high gain digital grey topcoat from Ken. Package arrived in a timely fashion and was professional in appearance. Everything arrived as ordered.
I read the website and several threads on the forum to get some ideas on application techniques. Although I found some information, I needed some specific help so I contacted Ken. After about 20 minutes, Ken had me ready to spray.
The chosen application method was spraying via a gravity feed spray gun. When I spoke with Ken, he mentioned that he had been spraying at about 80psi. I tried spraying at this pressure and had some trouble with spatter and thus undesirable screen texture. Some fine grit sandpaper between primer coats helped alleviate the unwanted "furry" bumps on the screen. I finally decided on 35psi as the appropriate pressure given atmospheric conditions here in NC. Also, Ken had noted that the material needed to be thinned somewhere between 5% - 10%. Based on my particular situation, I needed to thin about 15% or so.
After the primer dried for an hour or so, I began to prepare the topcoat. I followed Ken's basic instructions while applying my own pressure and thinning experience. The topcoat flows quite smoothly out of the gun. It flows as well as any automotive coating I'’ve ever sprayed (which have only been a few different coatings, but really expensive ones). What I did notice is that some of the material would seem a bit glossy while an adjacent area would seem a bit flat. Ken advised that this was normal and that the material would "flatten out" over the course of a couple of days.
After the last application of topcoat dried for a couple of hours, I could not resist re-mounting the screen and firing up the old PJ. My first impression was that the colors were more vibrant and blacks were noticeably better. However, I noticed that the surface was quite uneven and that pans revealed "shadow-like" or "dirty" spots on certain places on the screen. These "dirty" areas were most noticeable during brighter scenes. Are these perhaps "hotspots� Does anyone know if this is normal and that they will disappear as the screen cures out?
I can't say definitively if the material was worth the investment as the screen is only a few hours old now and is not really dry. Also, I have not re-calibrated since the screen material was applied. If the "dirty spots" on the screen disappear, this thing will be awesome. So far, everything has been as advertised by Ken. It is important to note that the Goo is not ready to be sprayed right out of the can. A bit of prep work and some light experimentation is necessary to achieve a spray-able mixture. Ken's instructions are only guidelines, YMMV based on equipment, humidity, barometric pressure, etc.
I am going away this weekend and will view the screen again and post further findings upon my return. In the meantime, if you can answer the questions above please let me know.
Update: See my recent post below!