Digital BW, The Print

> > 
> > On Sunday, August 3, 2003, at 06:09  PM, Ed Mathews wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > >      I'm using standard Epson Inks on my 1280.  I bought a 
can of
> > > Lumijet Imageseal ($20.00!).  It turned my BO print a weird 
shade of
> > > green and darkened everything to the point of being totally
> > > unacceptable.  But the ugly print was indeed waterproof 
after that.
> > >      So as another experiment, today I went to a local 
> > craft store and
> > > bought a water-based PUR varnish, brushed it on, and all 
> > the ink ran  
> > > and
> > > bled into the white parts of the print.  Although again the 
> > ugly print
> > > was waterproofed after that.
> > >      Will using a rod to apply this stuff not affect the 
> > inks, or is it
> > > a matter of needing to use a carbon based ink to begin 
> > with?  What am I
> > > missing here?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ed
> > > http://lightandsilver.com

I use Krylon "Crystal Clear" #1303 and give it 3 light coats and 
never have any problems.   I use the MIS dye based inks and MIS 
quad black archival.