Digital BW, The Print

Alan,

>>UT2 on Premium Semigloss does bronze, but the 
>>PremierArt spray takes care of most of it.  
>>With the aid of a hair drier, printing and spraying can be done
>>rather quickly.
>
>>Paul

>Gasp, choke...!  Do you use a spray booth?

No.  I have a clothes line across my garage.  I open the doors, use clothes
pins to attach the top of the print to the line, use clothes pins to attach
a 1/8 x 2" aluminum bar/strap to the bottom (from a hardware store and cut
to size) to hold the print still.  Then I spray and coat, go catch a breath,
use the drier, catch a breath, spray another coat, etc.  I can hang a number
or prints on the line for batch spraying.  Of course, my climate is not
terribly cold even in winter, so this open air method is no problem.

>BTW I use the McDonald Sureguard  - bronzing gone after two coats - 
>requires more to get the "air dry" look.

I think most of these sprays are about the same.  The quality of the nozzle
and whether it facilitates even spraying may be a factor.  I suspect a
solvent-based acrylic from Golden and the Preval sprayer could lower out
costs substantially.  

The Wilhelm tests of PremierArt's spray is a big plus for that company.
It's on the 9600 UltraChrome test page at http://www.wilhelm-research.com/.
I'm not sure of where other comparable tests are.  Each company alleges
different things, but the specifics of their tests are seldom if ever given.


Paul
www.PaulRoark.com