Saviga sponge and EEII

I was just wondering if anyone has tried EE2 on the saviga sponge, either under 999 or inspirit. If so what hardness of spong was it and how was the effect compared to speed glueing? Thanks 

I tried it on Inspirit (this was my second time trying on anything). The EEII didn't seem to work very well on this sponge. I had tried it previously on my Cream MRS, and it domed very nicely with 3 layers, but on the Saviga sponge it didn't do much, and on certain parts of the sponge it took effect more and became wavy. But it may just be that I'm not yet proficient at spreading it evenly.

GenomicsKnight wrote: @ppgear Interesting.  If you did apply and spread EE2 evenly and see varying effect on different parts of the sponge, then it might mean the density of the sponge is not uniform.

But the sponge may not have been perfectly flat at the start (I don't recall though), so after spreading it evenly it may run towards the edge (it was a part on the edge that became wavy).

And the EEII dissolved some of the glue, so the topsheet was peeling off on the wavy part. Cole tells me that the glue is strong, so just make sure the EEII doesn't run between the topsheet/sponge or off the edge.

I always use masking tape, to to tape it down onto a flat surface. The tape keeps it flat, and also stops it's running off the edges. Works very well!

didnt the EE2 come with brush or some sorta applicator?

I used EE2 on a 40 degree with XP Pro topsheet. It took more coats of ee2 than the average sponge and made less of a dome. The effect didn't last long either, maybe 2-3 weeks. I am actually experimenting with EE2 vs mineral oil right now. Applied 3 coats of each to a pair of 35 degree 729 Reactor sponges coupled with XP Pro topsheets. Both are doming nicely, it is just taking a little extra time for the mineral oil to dry. Once it does, I will compare the effects of both liquids and it's longevity. 

It took me about 5 layers of EEII to get a pretty good dome on my 40 degree Cannon sponge, but it did make it a quicker setup when I applied it to the blade.  Did'nt add a heck of alot of spin.  I suspect that the Dawei sponges seem to not take the EEII in very quickly.  As this also happened with a sheet of XP Pro 2008.

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I tried putting EEII on cermet and I really wasn't impressed. Kinda felt like normal cermet. Back then though, I hadn't really gotten the process down and I still haven't. Can people share how they apply the EEII and how they leave their rubbers?

personally, I just put a coat and leave the rubber on the table. I wait until it all dries and put some more. Once I'm satisfied with the dome, I glue it.

So far, my effects really haven't been that impressive even in the domes were huge.