In April, I eagerly invested $58.05 in an original double-sided satin powder-coated spring steel sheet, shipping included. Anticipating seamless printing, I was met with frustration when I couldn’t get my prints to adhere. Despite trying a plethora of adhesion solutions—painter’s tape, kapton tape, masking tape, purple glue stick, regular glue stick, scouring, dishwashing liquid, alcohol, and acetone—nothing seemed to work. I reluctantly returned to printing on a smooth sheet, clinging to the hope that a breakthrough was imminent. I explored various avenues to overcome the adhesion challenge, but even popular remedies like hairspray, with its airborne ingredients like Carboxymethylcellulose, Denatured alcohol, Hydrofluorocarbon Polyvinyl, Propylene glycol, and Polyvinylpyrrolidone, felt like an uneasy compromise. Discovering a reliable solution became my mission, as depending on hairspray posed its own set of problems.