Digital BW, The Print

On 11/12/02 9:32 AM, "Tim Atherton" <tim@...> wrote:

>> luster papers.  At this point everything I'm working with will be
>> coated in
>> the end...so the difference in uncoated dmax doesn't really matter to me.
>> Photoblack on poor black papers like Somerset enhanced or Eclipse
>> Satine can
>> reach a dmax of 2 when coated...the prints are stunning...compared to
>> uncoated prints matte black EAM prints.
> 
> what are you coating with Robert?

I'm developing a coating for the purpose that will hopefully be commercially
available in the next month.  My product is a blend of acrylic polymers that
produces a sheen and dmax much like an air-dried silver prints using a
variety of different papers.  It works well with all of the major pigment
based quad inksets from Cone, MIS and Sundance.  You apply the coating in a
thin film using a Mayer rod (metering bar). Paul Roark has also recently
posted information on his recent experimentation with coating as well.  He's
using an aliphatic polyurethane.  I have traditionally stayed away from
these because of their toxicity and difficulty in handling (smell and dry
time).

If you would like more information contact me off list.

Robert