Digital BW, The Print

Nick,

Thanks so much for your reply and your sharing of this technique. I'm 
going to try this as I have airbrushes. I've used Lascaux and 
Printshield but this looks good.

Thanks again.

Jules


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Nick H. Nugent" 
<nghin@p...> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jules,
> 
> I use the glossy aerosol can. However to really get a smooth 
invisible
> coat on you'd need a water-based isolation layer. This layer helps 
the
> MSA distribute evenly on the surface without soaking too much into 
the
> absorbent inkjet receptive layer. I use an airbrush to apply the
> Golden GAC 500 diluted with airbrush transparent extender. The
> airbrush can apply an extremely fine layer of polymer which does an
> excellent job in binding the fragile top layer.
> 
> At this point I still think the Lascaux is the easiest to use as you
> can apply it directly. With the MSA you have to stop before a
> reflection develops. The main goal is to apply the strongest coating
> with very minimal changes to the print's surface. Using my 
technique I
> can achieve a much tougher coating than Lascaux.
> 
> It took me a long time to come up with this coating approach to
> preserve the beautiful surface of the Hahnemulhle William Turner
> paper.
> 
> --nick
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lulalake_1999"
> <lulalake_1999@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Nick,
> > 
> > Which version of the Golden MSA spray do you use, gloss, matte.
> etc.?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > Jules