Digital BW, The Print

Paul,
Acrylite would just be a brand or type of plexi.. The UV resistance is a plus as it will stop the image from getting faded due to exposure to light.. 
Typical non glare material  in acrylic or glass has an etched surface.  Typically this way of dealing with glare .... while lesser expensive the other methods usually does so at a viewing penalty. I'm not a fan of it myself as I don't care for how the images look with it. Many do find it an ok option however so I'd again recommend going to a frame shop or gallery that can show you the differences..  You really want to see them visually.. Words here just won't do it justice. It boils down to the image and how much you want to spend on it. Their is Museum Glass , Reflection Control Glass, Conservation Glass their is also Reflection Control Plexiglas.. 
In all cases as long as your going to put glass or plexi on an image you might as well use a UV material as it will make the image last longer.. Images fade notably faster then most think when displayed in certain environments.. If your doing fine art print son emight as well do what's necessary.. to a degree..
Here's a link to true views goodies.. both Glass and Acrylic ..
http://www.tru-vue.com/Tru-Vue/Products/33/
I only use Acrylic on larger pieces primarilky for a weight savings.. The practical down side to it is that it has a softer surface then glass and is easier to mark the surface when cleaning it. Also over long periods of time it looses some clarity....glass doesn't..
You may get sticker shock at teh pricing of Conservation or Museum materials.

jimbo

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 6:26 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] no glass vs. glass vs. plexi: which shows carbon print at its best?


    
  Jimbo,

  I found a variety of plexi types here:

  http://www.documounts.com/categories/display_description/6

  and the following site lists "acrylite" ... is that the same as plexi?

  http://www.archivalmethods.com/Product.cfm?categoryid=3&Productid=150

  Finally, a newbie question ... why is filtering UV important? What does that do to prints, exactly?

  Thanks,

  Paul

  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mrjimbo" <mrjimbo@...> wrote:
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  > Plexi is ok , much lighter then glass. Good plexi is spendy also but it's not available in the same coating options as glass. Typically plexi is used for larger pieces to hold the weight down.
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  > jimbo
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  > From: Paul 
  > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 3:39 PM
  > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] no glass vs. glass vs. plexi: which shows carbon print at its best?
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  > Thanks Jimbo, and to the previous poster also... I hear you and will consider those non-glare glass options ... but what do you think of Plexi?
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  > Paul
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  > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mrjimbo" <mrjimbo@> wrote:
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  > > Paul,
  > > What we typically call regular glass is not optically clear.. may have a slight tint to it. The issue with not covering the prints is that typically after being up a while they get dusty and when you attempt to brush them off add skuffs to the darker densities or if the paper has some tooth to it will just start to look weird. 
  > > We provide framing services here among other things.. My suggestion to you would be to go to a good frame shop and just ask them to show you glass options and examples.. up to and including the coated materials.. most frame shops don't stock it due to cost.. Some of this material is quite expensive but on the right piece a good investiment. True view has optical materials that are clear but the high end materials that have no glare or reflectance are specialty items.. It would be worth your effort to check them out.. just so you can see thenm and get familiar for just that right piece. The really good stuff appears to add visual density and also has no glare or reflectance...but of course for a price..They do have different levels of it..
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  > > jimbo
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  > > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > > From: Paul 
  > > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  > > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 1:49 PM
  > > Subject: [Digital BW] no glass vs. glass vs. plexi: which shows carbon print at its best?
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  > > I'm very fond of my carbon prints on Premier Art FineArt paper, even to the point where I now have some 11x14 prints at a gallery with no glass or plexi, simply matted and in Nielsen matte black frames.
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  > > I've coated the prints with Premier Art PrintShield, which I suppose affords some protection. It just seems the blacks are richer with nothing else interfering with their appearance. But I'm a little nervous about their being vulnerable to dust, wayward fingers, etc.
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  > > Over the years, with my darkroom prints, I've used ordinary glass from a local glass shop... I've heard window glass has a greenish tint. I've not noticed it previously, maybe I haven't paid enough attention. And some brands of plexi seem clearer than others, from what few plexi framed prints I've seen.
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  > > Thoughts, anyone? (I did check previous threads, have seen some mention of this, sorry if this subject has been beaten to death but I didn't quite find my answers.)
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  > > Thanks!
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