Digital BW, The Print

Hi Steve,

I got the idea for waxing Epson 10000 pigment prints on Epson Premium 
Luster (an RC) paper from a friend of mine who successfully creates and sells 
large (40x50s etc) Lightjet prints that he drymounts, waxes with Renaissance 
wax (obtained from Light Impressions), and frames and displays without 
glass.  I think pigment ink on Luster probably has a somewhat more fragile 
surface than Lightjet prints.  I haven't as yet displayed my waxed prints 
publicly.  However, it is a very nice finish - fairly tough, very water resistant, 
easy to clean, and almost invisible.  Probably fine for glassless framing.  

Yes, you would want to do the drymounting before waxing.  If you are 
framing without glass, you probably will want to mount the print on 
something sturdier than matt board, something like gatorfoam or dibond.  I 
also found that a few coats of Premier Art Print Shield spray made the surface 
tough enough to prevent scuffing during the wax application and buffing and 
made it easier to apply the wax .  

Tom Andrews
http://www.wildlandart.com


> I am curious as to how people who are using this method are then 
mounting and framing their prints.  Given the thin nature of RC paper are you 
dry mounting the prints to, say, archival matt board before waxing?  
Presumably one must do any dry mounting before the wax?  Is the end result 
good enough to not have to place the print behind glass?
> 
> Steve