Digital BW, The Print

Robert Morrison wrote:

> I tested 14 different glossy and pearl papers: 
    [snip]
> Contrary to many comments on this list, there are many glossy 
> papers that work relatively well with Piezo and MIS FS inks.
    [snip]

Robert, thanks for this valuable post and the work behind it. I've been
getting promising results with a paper of this class (Generations
ProPhoto Lustre) and my own (Generations-based) b&w ink set, so I'm glad
to see some general confirmation I may be on the right track. A couple
questions:

> That said, none of these papers passed a 24 hour smear test,
> until they were sprayed. 

What's the procedure for doing a 24 hour smear test? 

> One other note.  The images on the best of these papers could 
> be framed without spraying...but the surfaces are 
> delicate

I concur entirely with this.

...so you would need to mount/frame to prevent people 
> from handling them.  A light coat of Krylon solves this 
> problem...

> After printing gray wedges and a test image twice, I sprayed 
> one image with four quick coats of Krylon UV Resistant Spray 
> (1305) and remeasured the dmax and checked smear.

I have no experience with sprays, and haven't tried any yet. But what
you write is persuasive, so maybe I should. Is the Krylon 1305 what you
recommend, or just what you had at hand?

thanks again,
Richard Wolfson
www.rwolfson.com