Digital BW, The Print

Arthur,

>At 11:15 PM 2/14/2005, Paul Roark wrote:

>> > UV rays,
>
>>Many can do this.  
>>I suspect this is what allows the PremierArt coatings to
>>extend the display lives of UltraChrome prints.
>
> >> and also varnishes the paper
> >>to the extent that it evenly covers bronzing?
>
>>I use the PremierArt Print Shield for this.

>Would you also use Print Shield on black and white prints 
>made with UT-FS inks?

Yes.  I have the UT-FSN+ inkset in my 7500 and routinely spray the Epson
Premium Semimatte prints.  I use 4 light coats, sprayed using different
sweeps (horizontal, vertical, & 2 diagonals) to get a very even coating.

As Lou noted, it changes the appearance slightly.  I find it a significant
overall improvement -- no bronzing and better dmax being the most important
visual changes.  The changes are not enough that I make a separate curve for
coated as opposed to uncoated prints.  (With water-based coatings I found I
did need separate curves.  The water-borne coating just are not worth all
the trouble, in my view.)

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com