Digital BW, The Print

Greetings...I am new to this group, so please excuse me if there is an
existing thread relating to this that I have missed. If so, please direct me
to same.

I have been using the MIS quadtones (actually, hextones) in an Epson EX with
excellent results on EAM, even using the standard Epson driver/paper 
profiles. But
I have had less luck with glossy or semi-gloss paper. As you are no doubt
aware, the "haloing effect" is horrible, more so on some papers than on
others. In desperation, I tried the MIS-838 glossy paper, which they claim
is best (least amount) with regards to haloing. WRONG!!!! It is horrible! I
have tried several over-coat sprays, and while these help slightly, the
haloing is still pronounced. I have had the best luck with Red River
Zeppelin Semigloss and Lumijet Imagesheild spray, but its still there (to an
unacceptable level).

While I continue to print on EAM with stunning results, my current need is
to make a bunch of prints on glossy or semi-gloss....no way around this. Can
anyone provide any insight or solutions to this problem. It puts a very
serious crimp in my conversion from the chemical to the digital darkroom.

Thank you....Terry

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