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RE: [Digital BW] Re: 1160: UT-FS and which paper? or QTR? or...?

2005-04-08 by Paul Roark

Peter,

> 
> 1. How archival is EEM with UT-FS? ...

It is very lightfast, but since it is acidic, it is not archival.  Wilhelm
rates is as having a storage life of just over 100 years. However, that is
in ideal conditions.  In hot, humid environments, the life might be much
shorter.  Wilhelm originally warned of yellowing in 30 years.  There are
some stories of yellowing in Florida in just a few years, but if that was
with the older pigs, I wonder if that was the warming of the pigs they were
seeing. 


> 2. I do need to mail the print. Rolling it is out of the question,
> right? I plan to pack it in an archival polyethylene bag from
> clearbags.com

Many roll prints.  I think it's tacky for anything above a poster.  I
recommend spraying with Lascaux Fixativ before shipping.


Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

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