Digital BW, The Print

John,

I stopped pursuing the Hydrocote-Mayer rod coating.  There were several
reasons for this.  I could not, with the setup I had, scale up to 16 x 20
with consistent results.  About 8x10 was it for me. 

For display prints that I was going to sell or display in a gallery-type
setting, glazing would be necessary anyway, so I would not use the
Hydrocote.  For casual snaps that I wanted to just have displayed with no
glass, a simple spray (PremierArt) on glossy (Epson Glossy Photo, Ilford
Smooth Pearl, or Epson Premium Semigloss) is easier and gives me a print
that is protected well enough to clean with a damp cloth.

So, bottom line, I gave up on Hydrocote, even though I think such a coating
if done well might give the best looking final print in an un-glazed
display.  I don't think the Mayer rod is the way to do that for large
display, however.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Vitollo [mailto:jvlist@...] 
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 2:45 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re:Ultratone-Longevity Tests-What ever happened to
Hydrocote?

Reading Livick.com longevity pages reminded me of Paul's Hydrocote coating
tests a 
couple of years ago. What was the final verdict for Hydrocote?

http://home1.gte.net/res0a2zt/coating.html

http://hydrocote.com/our_products.htm 

http://www.livick.com/method/inkjet/pg2d2.htm

The Livick site recommends:

http://www.clearstarcorp.com/clearshield.asp

Thanks,

John V.




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