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how is this product for carpeting , reviews ??

Anne ,

Comes in a wide array of colors , my opinion , it needs to be sifted through a screen to break it down into a more realistic size . When sifted, it becomes like fine dust and looks much more realistic in appearance as compared to it's original state .

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I have used this stuff for years and years, and depending on the project, will look really nice, or out of scale. For example, not so good in package trays, or seats, but fine for floorboard carpets in most situations. Some custom guys and lowrider guys do use it for seats and door panel trim etc, but it starts to look too out of scale there and would be better to use Embossing powder or similar for that. I have around 50 colors, not sure how many they made, but if you get a few shades of red, pink, black, blue, [red etc you can mix whatever color you need.

Use is pretty simply, choose a paint color that is similar to the the color fuzz you plan on using, brush it on to a small(ish) area, (too large and the area will start to dry before you can get the fuzz on, and it will be blotchy), get an old sifter like flour sifter, and shake it over the wet paint. Some folks try to pat it down, but again, this will tend to make it blotchy. Once you have the area done, leave it set until the paint sets up enough that you can hold the part upside down and tap the side to release any fuzz that has not been attached to the paint. If you do this over an old paper plate, you can then reuse that which falls off VS throwing it all away.

I would also say this, if you can avoid diong this in the same area you paint in, I would sugges soing so. The stuff is very fine, and creates it's own kind of dust that you wuold want to aviod getting into paints jobs. I have a seperate bottle of thinner I use for this as well, again, to keep the fuxx out of my paint and brushes.

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