Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Diana York / Hawk Meadow 
Morgans" <diana@h...> wrote:
> 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

I think I can speak for most of us on this list in saying that we are 
not as happy as we could be with the papers currently on the market.

I want someone to take something simple and smooth, like arches hot 
press, and put a nice coating on it. Sounds simple, but it hasn't been 
done yet as far as I can see.  I also heard that some people want to 
coat their own so they have a nice deckle (even though that can be 
artificially created I know)

I am also annoyed with some of the companies stated claims for some of 
the papers. I read one thing, like "has a nice coating for ink jet" 
sometimes on both sides, so I purchase some. And then it turns out I 
could get better blacks on some uncoated papers!
oh well,

-mh