Digital BW, The Print

I always thought it was the paper that was at fault when there were
flaking problems, due to poor or uneven coating of the paper. Do you
think it's the ink, and not the paper, or a combination of both?  I now
rub down each paper hard with a soft cloth before printing, and have had
90 percent less flaking.  EEM and EAM don't seem to flake at all.

Jerry

> I'm curious how the flaking issues are with the Ilford paper compared with
> William Turner.
> 
> For some reason, Ultrachrome matte black only on most watercolor papers
> flakes much worse than all 7 inks.   I assume its the formulation of the ink
> particles, but I wonder why is it so much worse than any other black,
> including Gen 3 or 4 black?
> 
> All the best!
> 
> Andrew Darlow
>