Digital BW, The Print

At 12:42 PM 3/7/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Going back again to my knowledge of Flexographic printing, we use from time
>to time a "Lacquer" on the last deck of the press if we need to have a
>glossy look, or if we need to protect from scratches, ozone attack, etc...
>
>To get an even lay-down of lacquer, why not use a second printer and
>instead of the ink put lacquer in the cartridge (for ex. black cartridge)
>and then print a picture that is 100% black on top of the paper already
>printed with the picture you are trying to protect/enhance. You would need
>a second printer, but it could be ANY inkjet printer (even 15 yrs old), dpi
>would not matter, just amount of ink that is put down. That will give you a
>very even and easy-to-use system to coat/protect/enhance pictures...
>
>Only issue is finding the lacquer that will get through the printer without
>clogging it. The lacquers we use are not available commercially, but I
>might be worth it trying to find something. My guess is anything that does
>not have big particles, has similar viscosity and dries slower than the
>original ink should work...
>
>Anybody tried this yet????
>
>Maybe it's just random thoughts ;-)
>Erik.
>
>
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>Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 14:53:48 -0000
>   From: "frankg_photo" <frank@...>
>Subject: Re: Any paper that looks like good fiber-based traditional  stuff?
>
>The trick is to
>> wipe it on so you don't get lap marks.
>
>I've never tried this but an idea came to mind - if you run a bead of
>your wax just outside the picture area on one of the dimensions, then
>use a squeegee like you would for removing excess water after a
>regular silver print has washed, to spread the wax evenly across the
>face ? Maybe that'd give you an even spread ?
>
>But I'm curious, doesn't the wax leave a powdery residue when it
>dries or feel sticky to the touch ? Seems like it may degrade rather
>than enhance a print ? No ? Just a question really.
>frank
>
>
Erik,

I got an email around the first of the year from MIS that, as I recall it,
asked if I was interested in the idea of having a clear medium that would
over-print the inks.  I replied that I definitely would but they never
followed up on it.  Anyone else hear about that?

It seems to me that the registration is good enough on these printers to do
a varnish coat on a second pass.

AZ

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