4. The Screen Goo base coat has a much thicker consistency than regular acrylic paint, and the suggested method of application is with a roller. We used a 50mm ‘cutting-in’ brush to get a good coating of Goo right to the edges of the screen, and then a 100mm foam roller to apply the rest. During application there was a strong ‘orange-peel’ effect, but this seemed to lessen as it dried. The undercoat was left to dry for two hours and then the top coat was applied.
5. Application of the top coat was straight forward, but the product itself is not. The appearance of the paint is difficult to explain, but it looks a lot like Arctic Silver III -- that is, metallic purple-silver with a deep luminosity. Like a candy-apple or pearl automotive finish, this is very sexy stuff! The top coat has a much thinner viscosity than the primer, and can be rolled out to a smooth coat quite easily. As it dries, the top coat takes on a light grey appearance that is slightly glossy in finish. Clean up is simple as it is a water-based product. 6. So, how well does it work? Fantastic -- especially in a room with a reasonable amount of ambient light. Within moments of firing the projector up it was obvious that Screen Goo had the effect of producing richer, warmer tones and after running through the six tuning steps the screen image was excellent. It is very hard to give the exact effect with a still picture, but this was taken of the screen with the image filling the full 137cm width. Focus, colour saturation and contrast were all much improved over the $600 generic white fabric screen used for comparison. This is a product that matches the performance of traditional screens, at less that half of the cost, and is well worth your consideration.
Issue: 137 | June, 2012