Digital BW, The Print

Kaolin, Calcium Carbonate, Gelatin, Silica, Starch, PVA are some ingredients
of inkjet coatings, of course with many other ingredients and in many
different combinations. Our coating recipes often include 10-12 different
ingredients.

Just curious, why do you want to coat your own papers for inkjet printing?
There are many coated papers available which work very well with quadtone
inks and have been tested for compatibility and stability.

Diana York
Hawk Mountain Art Papers www.hawkmtnartpapers.com
100% cotton digital fine art inkjet print papers

----- Original Message -----
From: Kees Brandenburg <info@...>
> Who has tried sizing uncoated papers (before printing)?
>
> As a gumprinter I am sizing all my papers (mainly watercolour and
> rives BFK) with (formalin) hardened gelatin.
> I tried these papers with Epson OEM dyes in a 1200 with no result.
> The dyes float off on top of the hardened gelatin.
>
> Will this be different with pigment based inks (I ordered a CIS and
> MIS quad black inks this week)?
>
> After receiving the CIS and inks I will experiment with different
> coatings -  unhardened gelatin, hardened gelatin, starch, PVA etc.
>
> Who knows what coating is used by archival inkjet paper manufacturers
> (hahnemuhle, somerset etc.)?