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Paper In A Bottle...Kind Of
Date of Review: Sep 19, 2008
The Bottom Line: If you avoid contact with clothing and other fabrics, you should not have a problem with this product. It's fast and easy to use and I highly recommend it.
Introduction
Liquid paper comes in a 22 ml, white, plastic, bottle with a green unscrew-able cap. Its purpose is to cover up mistakes typed or written in ink, under a layer of fast drying liquid that blends in with the background paper color. The bottle is constructed of plastic that is thick enough not to break when dropped.
Directions
The only directions are to shake the bottle vigorously before using, then apply the liquid paper with the foam applicator. Allow the liquid to dry before handling any documents treated with this product (it dries quite quickly) and recap tightly after use (or the shaking part may not be very pleasant during your next use).
Warnings
Liquid paper could be used as an inhalant so there is a standard warning about such practices on the back of the bottle. The liquid paper can also easily stain certain surfaces, especially fabrics, so contact with them should be avoided. The bottle also warns to keep away from children and offers no label about toxicity, so I would assume that the contents are toxic and treat them as such.
Results and Use
The liquid is very easy to apply with the foam applicator, this newer applicator is a far step up in accuracy from the older brush tip models. It makes a solid, uniform, line of liquid that doesn't drip or expand outward. The foam applicator does a nice job of holding in the excess liquid and leaving you with just enough to cover the mistake. The line created is about one eighth inch thick, which works fine for standard size (12 point) printed documents, but smaller print than that may give you some problems as the line of liquid paper may cover more than what you intend.
The dried liquid color blends in nicely with most white papers and doesn't raise up very high above the paper, though you can feel it if you slide your finger along the surface of the paper. From a distance of 2 feet, you would really have to be looking for it to notice the liquid paper on a document. The applicator tip spreads the liquid out thin enough to make it hard to notice, yet still thick enough so that you cannot see what is below the dried liquid, even if you hold it up to a light (the dried liquid paper is more noticeable when held up to back lighting).
Drying Time
Drying time is a minute or less before you can touch the liquid paper. I would still leave about 3-5 minutes before stacking other sheets on top of the dried liquid, because it is still more susceptible to scraping or accidental removal during this time.
Final Thoughts
Liquid paper is a very inexpensive and quick way to fix mistakes typed or written in ink. I prefer this bottle with the applicator foam tip over brush tips and pen applicators, as I find that it is just easier to use accurately. The cap will generally not get stuck to the bottle because the liquid paper will not adhere to the plastic, I mention this because pen applicators often get gunked up at the end with dried liquid paper.
As long as you avoid contact with clothing and other fabrics, you should not have a problem with this product. It's fast and easy to use and I highly recommend it to fix inked on mistakes.
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