Digital BW, The Print

So, you spray the print first, and then dry mount it?

Also, how long due you think the shelf life is for paper, such as 
Epson Premium or Kirkland?
Do you think it could be frozen for long term storage (2 yrs or so) 
like traditional "silver" papers?


Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> 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