Silicone spray for fmq question
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Silicone spray for fmq question
I saw a video tonight for fmq and the lady used silicone spray to make her surface slick instead of using something like a Supreme Slider. For those of you who have done this, where did you buy your silicone spray? Is there a kind specific to this use?
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Mine came from the same area of the store as where they keep the 505 spray etc.
It does a great job at coating the machine bed and tabletop to allow your quilt to move easily as you quilt away.
However ... as a word of warning ... when using it be careful of the overspray. Any hard floor surface can become very slick, and you might personally discover how slippery it can make things. You definitely do not want to find that out in that way!!!!!!!
It does a great job at coating the machine bed and tabletop to allow your quilt to move easily as you quilt away.
However ... as a word of warning ... when using it be careful of the overspray. Any hard floor surface can become very slick, and you might personally discover how slippery it can make things. You definitely do not want to find that out in that way!!!!!!!
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Mine came from the same area of the store as where they keep the 505 spray etc.
It does a great job at coating the machine bed and tabletop to allow your quilt to move easily as you quilt away.
However ... as a word of warning ... when using it be careful of the overspray. Any hard floor surface can become very slick, and you might personally discover how slippery it can make things. You definitely do not want to find that out in that way!!!!!!!
It does a great job at coating the machine bed and tabletop to allow your quilt to move easily as you quilt away.
However ... as a word of warning ... when using it be careful of the overspray. Any hard floor surface can become very slick, and you might personally discover how slippery it can make things. You definitely do not want to find that out in that way!!!!!!!
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I use car wax, and give it a quick buff with a clean soft cloth. It works great and lasts a long, long time. I am always leery of spraying anything near my machine. Even the smallest amount ending up in your bobbin area or tension assembly will give you fits forever. I can control where car wax goes, so I use it. I also sew on a formica topped table, and car wax makes that as slick as ice.
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I use silicone spray, and love it, but you don't want just silicone spray, make sure it's "fabric safe". I bought mine at Hancock's when it was on sale, got all they had, for about $3.00 a can. I spray the bed and the table that will support the quilt, have never had any problems with "yellowing". I also have used car wax, but that was before I found out about the silicone spray, it's a lot easier to spray, than for me to "buff" out my table and machine bed. LOL
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