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Re: [Digital BW] Tidbits from Epson Print Academy -- coating RC papers

2003-01-10 by Bill Agee

At 8:57 AM -0500 1/9/03, Thomas Keesling wrote:
>Sandy provided a welcome and very detailed print spraying description. Thank
>you! I'd love to start coating some of my prints. However, I work at home
>and am unlikely ever to invest the time and $$ necessary to set up a spray
>booth to deal with the inevitable airborne toxics that accompany the
>spraying and then spend the time it takes to spray and to maintain the spray
>equipment.
>
>As an alternative (and setting aside the issue of cost for the moment), what
>are the odds I'd be able to find someone locally who could coat my prints
>for me--someone with either a carefully controlled spray procedure or
>someone with Mayer rod application experience?
>
Where would one begin to look for such a service?

Tom,

Try painting it on with a good brush to get a textured look, 
alternatively use a lintless roller..if you want it smoother...I have 
the spray equipment, but sometimes I just like the painted look.

Bill Agee
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bill agee studio
capistrano beach, ca / laguna beach, ca

http://www.redsilver.com

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