Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Carl. I thought that might be the one you were using.

I wonder is wax will provide the oxygen barrier Paul is looking for.

Scott


-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield 
<scho@m...> wrote:
> I was using Renaissance Wax from Light Impressions on the 
Printshield 
> sprayed RC prints - worked fine on Ilford Smooth Pearl in 
particular.  
> I don't think I'll need it on the glopped prints, but if it raises 
dmax 
> some more and more importantly provides some surface protection 
I'll 
> use it.
> 
> Carl
> On Feb 3, 2005, at 6:25 PM, scott_now_coming wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Hi Carl,
> >
> > What wax are you using?
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl 
Schofield
> > <scho@m...> wrote:
> >> Steve,
> >>
> >> Yes the PKN is shipping - received mine two days ago.  I used to
> > wax RC
> >> prints after applying Printshield spray so I'll give the wax a 
try
> > on
> >> the glopped prints as well - although I'm pretty happy with a 2.6
> > dmax
> >> as is and love the soft gloss finish.
> >>
> >> Carl
> >>
> >> On Feb 3, 2005, at 6:09 PM, Steve Kale wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> And if you can be bothered waxing the prints dMax may even go
> >>> further....
> >>>
> >>> My MIS order has shipped so maybe that means PKN is now
> > available.  The
> >>> order was held up and I am hoping they were waiting for the ink.
> >>> Fingers
> >>> crossed...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> From: Carl Schofield <scho@m...>
> >>>> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> >>>> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 15:54:54 -0500
> >>>> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> >>>> Subject: [Digital BW] Update on MIS PKN and LKN in the Epson 
4000
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> The new MIS PKN and UT7 LK neutral inks are performing very 
well
> > in my
> >>>> Epson 4000 for both B&W and color.  I've tried PKN only 
printing
> > with
> >>>> the Epson driver, PKN + LKN neutral profiles with both QTR and
> >>>> IJC/OPM,
> >>>> and PKN+LKN+LM+Y sepia profiles.  All yield a dmax of about 
2.46
> > on
> >>>> Kirkland Signature Glossy paper.  I was surprised at how good 
the
> >>>> linearity was for the 4000 Epson driver printing BO with the 
PKN
> >>>> (compare density plots below for the linearized QTR PKN+LKN
> > profile
> >>>> and
> >>>> Epson driver PKN only).  After making some adjustments in the
> > LKN:LM:Y
> >>>> ratios I also have a very nice sepia tone with deep, rich
> > blacks.  I'm
> >>>> still working with a mix of Epson UC inks in the color 
positions
> > and
> >>>> MIS PKN and LKN so I won't  re-profile all my  papers for color
> > until
> >>>> I
> >>>> have all inks switched over to the MIS UC equivalents.  
However,
> > I did
> >>>> print the Kirkland with a new RGB profile and colors were very
> > close
> >>>> to
> >>>> the original prints with straight UC inks so I don't expect any
> >>>> problems printing color with the neutral PK and LK inks.  I'm
> > also
> >>>> still evaluating different glop overlay application rates on 
the
> > 4000
> >>>> prints by running them through my 2200 and printing with a glop
> > only
> >>>> overlay profile.  My initial test were done with an IJC glop 
only
> >>>> profile (glop in 2200 LK slot) with glop ink limit set to 50%.
> > There
> >>>> was almost no bronzing and only some slight gloss differential
> > to
> >>>> begin
> >>>> with on the Kirkland PKN prints and after glop application both
> >>>> bronzing and gloss differential were completely gone.  See last
> >>>> density
> >>>> plot below for post glop coated PKN+LKN print.  Slightly higher
> > dmin
> >>>> from the glop but a terrific dmax boost to the highest dmax
> > (2.602)
> >>>> I've ever obtained for any ink/paper combo and beautiful
> > artifact free
> >>>> gloss finish.  I'm still considering my options for installing
> > glop in
> >>>> the 4000 that will also enable me to print both B&W and color,
> > but
> >>>> these prints are so good I'm leaning towards dumping matte 
paper
> >>>> printing completely and just using glop in the matte black slot
> > for
> >>>> overcoating prints.  The matte prints on cotton rag with dmax
> > levels
> >>>> in
> >>>> the 1.7 range just look dull and pathetically weak next to 
these
> > new
> >>>> RC
> >>>> prints.
> >>>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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