Digital BW, The Print

Hello Clayton,

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones"
<cj@c...> wrote:
> Re the sanding, I have some 600 grade black sandpaper, is that 
> similar to what you used?  How hard did you rub? ...

Great news. I started out with the extreme measure of sanding down the
paper but I have since backed off a bit and still got great results.
One thing for sure is I have greatly reduced the amount of flaking. I
still have to rough handle the paper for some period of time before I
can speak for certain but sofar the result is very promising. Of the
prints I have made sofar none has flaked yet. Scuffing ... yes, there
is still some mild scruffing but not as bad as it was before the
pre-print treatment.

If you have handled the Hahnemuhle William Turner you know exactly
what I'm talking about. You don't dare to touch the print after it
came out of the printer. An accidental touch of a dark area and you
end up with a print with nice bright flakes.

I found a tough nylon brush which is almost as tough as those steel
barbecue grill scrubber. Well ... not that tough but it's definitely
not a paint brush. This thing won't grind down your inkjet receptive
coating like sandpaper but it's tough enough to turn it into velvet.
Then after some vigorous scrubbing shake off any loosen flakes.

Try this on a scrap piece of your favorite fineart paper,
especially one that has a gritty surface like the Hahn. WT. Then feel
the difference between the scrubbed and unscrubbed surfaces.

This definitely works great on the Hahn. WT and it gives me a
tremendous amount of confidence on the paper. I will try this same
preparation on other smoother papers to see if it will also help.

--nick