Digital BW, The Print

My family had an Airstream parked at Laguna Beach -- my youth beach house --
for years.  While those are usually left with their aluminum silver, the
company recommended epoxy paint to protect the trailer.  So, it was painted
with Epoxy white paint.  It was incredibly tough and looked new for years.

In building my darkroom epoxy paint was again recommended for the counter --
but it might be more brittle in a thin coating than ideal, so I used latex.

I use epoxy a lot in making my own equipment cases, etc.  Most of it seems
to yellow badly in sun.

So, it may take a search to find an epoxy that is appropriate for a
coating -- brittleness, correct viscosity, yellowing are all issues I'd want
to have some assurance on.  However, it is one tough substance if the right
one can be found.  I'd surely include the 2-solution paints in a first
screening search.

Coating should definitely be pursued.  It may be part of the formula.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com


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 -----Original Message-----
From: Moreno Polloni [mailto:mp@...]
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 9:14 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Coating prints with Epoxy?


  > I tried a number of things and my first choice would be the Golden
acrylic
  > varnishes. Check the Files section. Although with this stuff you could
  print
  > on your patio and walk on it! Seriously though I would be very surprised
  if
  > this stuff did not turn yellow on your prints within a few month like
the
  > polyurethane coatings did on my prints.

  Did you use an oil-based or water-based poly? My understanding is that the
  water-based finishes show only minimal yellowing.



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