WTB: Telescope flocking material.(Found)

river · Post by **river** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:05 pm

Want to do some DIY while waiting for clear sky. PM me if you have some spare flocking material to let go or if you know where to get them here in Singapore, please reply in this posting. Thanks.

ariefm71 · Post by **ariefm71** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:11 pm

Bras Basah Arts & Craft, 3rd floor (can't remember the shop name)

river · Post by **river** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:29 pm

Thanks Arief... what type of flocking material do they sell? protostar?

ariefm71 · Post by **ariefm71** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:43 pm

they call it black velvet paper (self adhesive back)
kayheem also bought some, i believe.

kayheem · Post by **kayheem** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:14 pm

The ones I bought were from Sagacity in Bras Basah Book Complex. They used to come in 2 varieties viz the self-adhesive type and the plain back type. They work pretty good as flocking paper, but they are also good at attracting dust.

Kay Heem

ariefm71 · Post by **ariefm71** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:44 pm

but they are also good at attracting dust.

that's good, right? protecting the mirror from dust :-)

Post by **rcj** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:37 pm

you can try Art Friend too at BB.

river · Post by **river** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:51 am

Thanks guy, I got it from Art Friend, 3rd level in BB. $7.20 for half a meter.

jermng · Post by **jermng** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:09 am

how long do we need to flock (C8)?
Is it really that effective? =) Difficult process?

Post by **VinSnr** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:55 am

jermng wrote:how long do we need to flock (C8)?
Is it really that effective? =) Difficult process?

I dun advise you to flock that C8. You need to remove the corrector, and u need to make sure you put it back exactly like how you took it out. If your C8 is perfectly fine now, I think you should just leave it as it is.