Digital BW, The Print

On 1/25/03 10:25 AM, "John/Julie Gittins" <jgittins2@...> wrote:

> 
> Robert, on a different note, I'd like to ask if you're still planning
> to bring an acrylic print-coating product to market in the near-future?
> I'd like to stop using the spray-varnishes that now exceed my health-risk
> threshold (after spraying a batch of prints, I feel as lightheaded, etc.
> as after inhaling a cigarette for the 1st time following a 20-year
> stretch of no smoking).

The short answer is no.

The long answer is that the economics don't look good. I simply can't
compete on price with an architectural coating made in bulk (e.g., Hydrocote
Polyshield).  Unfortunately my formula is not a simple blend of
over-the-counter products and thus I can't tell people how to make it
themselves...it requires industrial mixing equipment and buying raw
materials in quantity.

If you want to experiment I'd get some Hydrocote Polyshield (recommended by
Paul Roark).  Use a number 30 Mayer Rod (www.rdspecialties.com).  I really
like the results on Eclipse which you can get from www.inkjetgoodies.  While
I like my formula a good bit better than the polyshield, the polyshield can
be made to perform adequately and it is readily available.  While the
toxicity of the polyshield isn't great, its much better than what you are
using.  You can work inside in a room with light ventilation.  I'd suggest
wearing rubber gloves.

Robert