123bob, SiGfever, Movie man, Emerica, 64dragon and others, Great stuff and thanks for the great work you guys are doing.

I have been traveling for the last few days and just got back tonight. I will start tomorrow figuring what's what with the pressure film. I will spend some time talking to the company rep to make sure we are on the right track in how we apply it.

I got a chance to try it once before I left and it left me with a lot to think about. The film comes in two sheets, a loaded one and a negative "print" sheet.

There were definite high points which were clearly defined, the lows were fairly broad across the test strip which makes me think that doing the test with the compound in place may provide a more even distribution in pressure.

So a probable method would be to apply the paste then place a loaded strip on the paste with the print strip then mount the sink side so it remains "clean".

It may take some doing to get a good reading. For instance if you torque from one side then the other you may get an uneven pressure distribution. Might need a second person to hold the sink to prevent that from happening. We will have to think of a good way to do this.

The comparison chart of the raw data is a little subjective and I think the best way to do this is to send you guys a sample envelope where maybe it is numbered so we can trace it to person/system and then put that envelope in a self addressed envelope back to me and we go with the full boat color digital analysis along with excel files for everybody.

Temperature has to be noted along with Humidity - Maybe logging on to your local weather report and taking the humidity reading there would be sufficient?

I believe I have enough for everybody to run several tests and then submit what they think are their best samples. Anybody else have any ideas?

Thanks again

Andrew