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Encapsulation of prints

2003-12-13 by claudej1@aol.com

In a message dated 12/13/2003 12:52:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com writes:

> It's possible that encapsulated carbon could be better than
> carbon-on-cotton in terms of protecting the image from damage, including
> from moisture, air pollution, and oxidizing gasses.
> 
> Paul,
> 
> Yesterday I encapsulated my first EEM/UT print with a 1.3 mil glossy 
> lamintate. It revealed the subtle textures of that paper and deepened the Dmax 
> considerably. I also own a roller coating machine from Lacquer Mat, which is 
> really fast and even up to 16" wide. The bad news is it's 3 grand, but I'd be 
> willing to try Hydrocote if you will tell me where to get it. I can send samples 
> of whichever you might like to pass by your densitometer.
> 
> Clauded



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