Digital BW, The Print

Tom:

Just experienced this with, admittedly, glossy color prints mounted 
in contact with the glass.

Any irregularity in the backing board that presses a small area of 
the print tightly against the glass will produce a noticeable "wet 
spot" look, as though there was a drop of moisture between the print 
and the glass.  You can produce the effect temporarily by pressing on 
the backing board, which is how I discovered what the problem was.

Many thanks to the contributors of the info on Frametek spacers, 
which I found on framingsupplies.com at the best price.

Michael Wade


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tom Baker 
<tbaker1328@s...> wrote:
> And, what is the issue with putting a "thoroughly dried" ink jet 
print directly against the glazing, especially if it were sprayed 
with the likes of Priemer spray?  It doesn't have the same properties 
as the wet darkroom print that would adhere to the glazing.
>  
> Tom Baker
> 
> Arthur Fink <arthur@m...> wrote:
> 
> I've got a number of 17 x 22 images that I'd like to frame with the 
> appearance of having no mat. (They are black & white enlarged 
contact 
> sheets, and I like the feeling of having the black image blend 
directly 
> into the black frame.)
> 
> Of course, there must be some kind of spacer, so that the glass is 
not 
> directly in contact with the paper. Perhaps there could be some 
kind of 
> gasket ... or a special extrusion instead of the Nielsen #11 
moulding that 
> I typically would use.
> 
> Any ideas? Any experience?
> 
> Thanks much,
> 
> 
> Arthur Fink
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