Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Robert, I'll try the smear test with my materials, and report
back. I wonder if testing correctly requires an aptitude akin to
gardening, like, say, a black thumb. I suppose that will come with
experience.

I'll check out the Krylon 1305 and report back on that too. I like the
Lustre finish exactly as it is, so I hope the spray does not make it any
glossier -- or duller either, for that matter. 

Richard Wolfson



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Morrison [mailto:rmorrison@...] 
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 12:46 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Glossy Paper Screen
> 
> 
> On 4/21/02 8:10 PM, "Richard Wolfson" <richard@...> wrote:
> 
>  
> >> 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?
> 
> I print a black patch with my step wedge particular for a 
> smear test (that's to Antonis Rico for this idea).  I wait 24 
> hours and apply light pressure with my thumb.  If ink 
> smears...it doesn't pass.
>  
> >> 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?
> 
> I've tried a bunch.  This is the cheapest, most available and 
> best in my experience for sealing satin prints.  Don't waste 
> your time trying to make matte prints glossy with this...or 
> in my experience...any spray.
> 
> Robert
>