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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Velvet fine art and flaking

2005-02-26 by Carolyn Frayn

On 2/26/05 2:58 AM, "Nick H. Nugent" sent the following verbage:

> 
> Hello Christer,
> 
> I've been trying to reduce flakes using such extreme measures as
> sanding and scrubbing until I read your email. It turns out a soft
> cloth works wonder. I found some towels made of a material called
> microfiber or micro-loop which is supposed to be good at grabbing
> small particles. Some lens cleaning microfiber cloth might work very
> well, too.
> 
> Thanks for sharing your tip,
> --nick


Just another thought for you..

For german etching, william turner and photoRag, I use a drafting brush,
natural bristle, brisk brushing. Using a cloth I found that it 'burnished'
the paper coating. People I know using these 'flaking' papers have good
results with brushing.

Carolyn

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