Digital BW, The Print

The UV blocking plexi costs more than regulare plexi which is priced by
thickness and size. Same is true of glass, Sometimes UV blocking glass and
plexi are refered to as museum glass(plexi). I think Light Impressions
carries both if you want to check a high end price.
Anti-glare glass is,IMHO, only good for graphite drawings viewed in shadow.
It's REALLY annoying...you have to stand in exactly the right
location-distance/angle to see anything at all.
Yes plexi scratches...but glass chips and breaks and ruins things when it
does. There is material available for buffing out scratches in plexi.
Is UV worth it?  It's up to you. For me, with the art I keep and value, yes!
For a show? I don't with silver, but will with
carbon-piezo-quadtone-fineart-notgiclee-tirage-work.

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> From: "Nij" <nigel@...>
> Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 00:56:03 +0100
> To: "DigitalBW" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Glass Glass Glass
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Recently, we have heard mention of several different tpes of glass. At
> least:
> * Glass (the normal kind)
> * Glass [green tinted] (the kind to avoid)
> * Anti-glare (I thought this required to be in-contact with the print, and
> therefore A Bad Thing???)
> * Plexi-glass (presumably, 'Plastic Flexible 'glass'??? - is nice and
> light-weight)
> * UV Blocking glass
> * No Glass!!!
> * others???
> 
> I realise that these are 'characteristics' or properties of a material that
> may be mutually exclusive, or shared in some cases. e.g. Does plexi block
> UV?
> 
> I was recently told that 'normal' glass blocks about 42% of UV light. How
> much does 'UV blocking' glass block? And how much more expensive than normal
> glass is it?
> 
> I'd really appreciate some feedback on this to appreciate if I am correct
> about anti-glare being something you have to place on the print... if when I
> ask for UV-blocking glass, I am really asking for plexi (does plexi scratch
> more easily than 'glass'?)
> 
> Is UV-blocking worth it for mormally mounted prints? Is it worth it for shop
> window-mounted?
> 
> etc.
> 
> All feedback appreciated!
> 
> Happy printing,
> Nij
> 
> Nigel Rheam
> MWORDS Limited   www.mwords.co.uk
> 
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