Once I got it home, I proceeded to degrease and prep 3 screens which I then coated and stashed in my usually ghetto light-safe box overnight. Last night, printed out an 8.5" x 11" exposure calculator and set about dialing in my exposure time. I'd estimated (compared to the recommended times on the stuff I *had* been using) that proper exposure time would be about 6 minutes with my 500w halogen (fast acting stuff!!)I went to wash-out in the bathtub as per usual, and I was FLOORED at how much easier ti Autosol Neptune was to work with! With the WBP I was using from Ryonet, I'd have to expose for 12-13 minutes and run the screen under the faucet for a good half an hour or more of spraying, rubbing the stencil lightly, turning, spraying more, etc. With the Neptune, I got it a little damp, let it develop for about 10-15 seconds, and began washing, using my hand against the faucet to create a higher-pressure spray and I watched the unexposed areas almost INSTANTLY wash away! I'd say washout for each screen took 5-10 minutes tops, and my calculation of a 6 minute exposure time seemed almost spot on with the calculator I used. My Saati 21-step wedge seemed a tad underexposed, so I may up it to 6.5 minutes, but the Neptune also seemed pretty forgiving with exposure times, even on the areas of my initial calculation that exposed for almost 9 minutes.
I may try to write a more thorough review at some point, but I just wanted to geek out and share my thoughts and thanks on the awesome and much appreciated giveaway.
This is great to hear and I have to take just a minute to toot my own horn.