Digital BW, The Print

Hi Alan,

I'm not sure what a lap mark is.  With a little gentle buffing with a cotton cloth 
immediately after applying a very thin coat of wax, I get a very smooth even 
surface viewed in any light.  I am putting wax on pig inks on RC paper (Epson 
Premium Luster); and first spraying the print with Premier Art Print Shield 
makes it easier to apply the wax.  One early print I waxed that hadn't been 
sprayed had some of the ink surface lifted off by too vigorous buffing.  Waxing 
matte papers such as Enhanced Matte doesn't seem to work, it clouds the 
image.  Waxing large prints will indeed be fairly slow, but no set up, no foul 
smelling carcinogenic spray or face masks, no special spray booth, no clean 
up, and I can do it myself.  Mostly it yields a great looking, almost invisible, 
surface.  

Tom Andrews
http://www.wildlandart.com

> 
> Tom,
> 
> Were you able to get the lap marks out using wax?  Try as I might they 
> wouldn't completely go away for me. It would be a pain to wax large prints. 
> BTW pig inks on RC paper have to be sprayed first.  Waxing matte paper 
> doesn't do much for it.
> 
> AZ
> 
> At 04:46 PM 1/14/04 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I just tried out some Renaissance wax as a final coat on Epson Premium 
Luster
> >paper.  It seems to work really well, giving an almost invisible finish to 
> >the print.  I
> >rubbed it on the print with a cotton cloth and then buffed lightly with 
> >another.  Dries
> >very fast and becomes quite hard - won't show finger prints.  I also tried 
> >putting it on
> >after spraying the print with Premium Art Print Shield and it goes on even 
> >easier and
> >smoother.  I am planning to try out this combination on large 32x40 and 
> >40x50 prints
> >mounted on gatorfoam or dibond and framed without glass.  I'm still a 
> >little worried
> >about how durable this combo will be and about how it will affect the 
> >longevity of my
> >pigment ink (10K) prints.
> >
> >However, the blurb from Renaissance (sold by Light Impressions for 
> >$19.95/8oz)
> >says that it is acid-free, developed for preservation use, and used by 
> >museums on
> >the surface of fiber-based silver photographic prints.  I also tried it on 
> >Photorag for
> >the hell of it - turns the image to soft mush.  I'm hoping that this is 
> >the solution to
> >my quest for glassless framing.  If not I may use another spray such as 
> >Liquetex.
> >What I like about the Print Shield/Wax combo is that it gives a surface 
> >that is
> >relatively indistinguishable from the untreated print.
> >
> >I haven't tried it on Epson Premium Semimatte yet.  I just ordered a roll 
> >and printed
> >on it for the first time using my custom profile for Luster and can't 
> >easily tell the
> >difference between it and Luster, except the semimatte is very smooth 
and the
> >Luster has a very fine pebbly texture when viewed in certain light.  I 
> >wish it came in
> >sheets as well as rolls.  Cheers,
> >
> >Tom Andrews
> >http://www.wildlandart.com
> 
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