Digital BW, The Print

Wow, what a basic subject such as how hard to rub a paper prior to 
printing can excise a variety of views.<g>

As a practical matter for me, as a new Photorag user (I've used Turner 
a little bit a long time ago), what really is the best way to go with 
Photorag paper? In my climate it is dry, and I had problems in the 
past, although I now have a humidifier set with an electronic gizmo to 
keep level around 40% RH.

I'd use 308 gsm in letter and 13x19 sizes.

I've used a drafting brush on Eclipse with good sucess. TSS photo 
recomends  an anti-static glove whisk across Photorag....maybe 
somewhere between Carolyn and Jerry?? Or?

I assume if I don't spray the image with Printguard or something, it 
will also scuff up fast.
TIA,
JIm H. 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> I've never had any burnishing problems, and I've been doing this for 
a
> while now. Just be sure the cloth is very soft. Rub fairly hard.
> Brushing isn't really good enough, wells river really flakes, 
especially
> if you have large areas of black in the image.
> 
> jerry
> 
> 
> 
> Carolyn Frayn wrote:
> > 
> > > What are some of the things you can do to avoid the flaking 
problems?
> > 
> > I use a good drafting brush and brush it before printing. I find 
using cloth
> > can burnish the paper.  Not to mention what might be on the cotton 
itself
> > that may effect it.
> > 
> > Carolyn
> >