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Thomasin Dewhurst · 04-18-2007, 01:26 PM

I did read that polyester can be not absorbent enough to accept a primer. There's something about it here from the Artist's Magazine Q & A (although it is a bit brief).

04-18-2007, 01:26 PM	#4
Thomasin Dewhurst '06 Artists Mag Finalist, '07 Artists Mag Finalist, ArtKudos Merit Award Winner '08 Joined: Nov 2006 Location: U.K. Posts: 732	I did read that polyester can be not absorbent enough to accept a primer. There's something about it here from the Artist's Magazine Q & A (although it is a bit brief). __________________ Thomasin www.thomasindewhurst.com