Bad Girl

Thanks for piping in..
Point is ..I am asking this question since sending my props out for LABBING and then having them measured at another prop shop with 'Prop Scan' measuring device and software. Although the " surface fiinishing done in the lab" looked great, but I was expecting some thing more than I recieved and was not told (by a reputable place here on this site) that I was not getting more than "surface finishing" and nothing more and not given the opportunity to have more done of which I thought was to be done with this process. As THROTTLE UP says on its site there is blueprinting as well as a lab finishing. It is still unclear where lab finishing stops and blueprinting begins.
Clarification to anyone sending props out to be lab finished should ask what they will be getting done exactly since all props shops have a little different definition or process.
Thanks again for any prop shop to pipe in and help with your clarification and we'll find the best advice and what to ask for and expect to receive when we send them out.

throttleup

Jim, since you have become an expert what is or isn't a lab prop why don't you tell us what a lab prop is?

MOBILEMERCMAN

Thats just the problem, now lab means different things to different people . A lab prop to me is a prop that the mercury racing prop shop finished to a specific request on a specific boat. Now Quicksilver offers lab finish in their catalogs. It is a shame mercury didn't trademark that term cause it doesn't mean much any more. I have no experience with your stuff and cannot make any remarks to your work, but " lab" as a term in my opinion is way overused.
Jim

Bad Girl

Like "DARK room finish" or "hammer toned" ???any ideas??