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[CoolColJ]

Most people apply Fluon with cotton wool swabs, which it leaves streaky uneven stains, and takes longer than it should.
 
I bought this kid's set of paint brushes from a department store to use for cleaning stuff, smoothing out outworld sand and moving ants, but the set came with these sponge brushes
 

 
I decided to try it out for applying fluon. First I put a little Fluon in a plastic vial lid, mixed in 60+% water, and dab this in.
One smooth stroke across the top of the box was all I needed to do, and the thin sharp edge gets into the corners nicely.
Boom done, and no streaks and uneven swirls!
 
 
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Secondly I got a set of entomology forceps, oh man, so much easier to handle and move ants around from test tubes to formicariums and back, and so on.
Instead of waiting for queens to move, just grab them and go

Like these
https://www.ebay.com...mm/222630872865

Tarheel Ants vid show how it's used
https://youtu.be/W5tCGJqS6HQ?t=37s

Edited by CoolColJ, March 1 2018 - 12:21 AM.

[KBant]

https://www.homedepo...500-2/100671926

Yup those work well! I got some from home depot for less than a buck.


Why are you diluting your fluon?

Edited by KBant, February 28 2018 - 11:25 PM.

[CoolColJ]

https://www.homedepo...500-2/100671926

Yup those work well! I got some from home depot for less than a buck.


Why are you diluting your fluon?

Makes the fluon less thick, and less likely to flake off, and you use less of it.
Spreads and applies better, and works just as well


Also see here
http://theantroom.bl...fluon-from.html