You may want to try using a stencil brush. It is a large round brush that is very stiff and is meant to be pushed into the stencil.
This should get away from the fuzzy edges. Most large craft supply stores have them.
Dave
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12/10/01 3:19:24 PM, "Richard Notton" <Richard@fv623.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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>Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 4:03 AM
>Subject: [MV] Stencil Question
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>> Prior to using Rick's paint mask product, I have used the traditional oil
>> board stencils, which are less expensive, but I have always had trouble with
>> the paint blowing under the stencil, yielding a blurry line.
>> Do any of ya'll have any suggestions?
>>
>I have an ex-mil 1" stencil cutter (hours of fun), often with no expensive oiled
>paper to hand we use surplus hanging file pockets, especially those when the
>steel hangers have bent beyond use.
>
>The mil never made pristine jobs of stencilling and I have learnt that you
>actually need a very, very light blow over the stencil with an aerosol can, it
>looks terrible and barely covered until you remove the stencil when the contrast
>is obvious with the usual white on OD.
>
>To get a stencil to stick on a curved surface without 10 arms and many sticks,
>the graphic art spray on paste-up adhesive stuff works well.
>
>Richard
>Southampton - England
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