Digital BW, The Print

Alfie,

If you take a look at this site 
http://www.inkjetart.com/c80/better_blacks.html
you'll find some good info on using your C80, including the following:

Sealing Your Prints 

If you take a soft cotton cloth or a cotton ball you can actually buff
away the non-encapsulated black ink right off your Premium gloss prints!
In order for these prints to be durable, they must be laminated or top
coated with a glossy spray. The Lyson Print Guard spray is not
recommended for glossy prints if you want to maintain a high gloss look.
The Bulldog Ultra "Gloss" spray will give you excellent protection and a
high gloss finish, but we have noticed that it dissolves a small
percentage of the yellow pigment ink and causes it to migrate. We have
tried several Krylon clear sprays (i.e. their Crystal Clear acrylic
coating and their Kamar Varnish). Our best success has been with
Krylon's "Low Odor Clear Gloss" finish #7110. This product is a clear
latex enamel, costing about $4.00 per 11 oz. aerosol can. We found the
best results with this product came when we quickly applied a few light
coats (varying the spray pattern between coats) to "set" the print, let
dry for 5 to 10 minutes, then applied a very wet and smooth final coat.
This thick coating will immediately go cloudy and somewhat milky, but
will dry clear within a hour or two.

Karl Wolz

-----Original Message-----
From: wangalb [mailto:leica_phile@...] 
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 6:40 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] What is the closest profile for Hahnemuhle
Photo Rag in the Epson C80?

Hi Karl,

I presume that with both Heavyweight Matte and Archival Matte and H. 
Photo Rag that the black will rub off if I am not planning to stick 
the print under glass or spray with the protective coating layer?

Any tips on an even spraying on the matte paper for protection?

thanks,
Alfie