Digital BW, The Print

Hans,

>What about using heat when dry mounting inkjets?
>If you use i e Seal Archival tissue you have to warm it up till ca 70C.
>What happens with the coating and the ink (almost boiling)?

I dry mount with Seal Archival.  I set the press at 170 F (about 77 C).  I
have no idea what the actual temperature is.  I'm looking at a UT-FSN+ print
on Epson Semimatte, sprayed with PremierArt Print Shield (seems to be the
same as Lyson Print Guard) that was dry mounted onto an acid-free, buffered
mat board.  I have not been able to see any problems with it.  The only time
I did have a problem was when my release paper was too old.

>How will this influence the longevity of the print?

I don't know.  I'm guessing it'll have no effect on the fade rate.  

The buffering in the mat board might actually help the paper.  Epson
Semimatte is rated at ">200 years" by Wilhelm, but my acid test pen
indicates the paper base is only weakly buffered, unlike the other Epson
"Premium" RC papers, which test as quite "acid free."  (There may be a
reason Epson Semimatte is relatively cheap.)

Let us know if you run into any problems with dry mounting.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com