Digital BW, The Print

I'm not sure what "instant dry means" but I am satisfied if overnight drying is included.

I haven't tried the Smooth Pearl though I just bought some, but - OEM Epson C80 pigment ink dries smudge-free on Ilford's Classic Pearl as well - I've printed out enough to determine that.

Maris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hap Mullenneaux" <hapm@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Ilford Gallerie Papers-Time to spray


| Maris,
| Apparently when Ilford says Smooth Pearl is designed to be "instant 
| dry" with pigment inks, they are refering to the inks in your C80.  
| The MIS FS prints I did yesterday still smudge on the Smooth Pearl. 
| MIS FS has the same slight bronzing and slow drying on the Smooth 
| Pearl, the Classic Pearl and Epson Colorlife.  Come to think of it, 
| the Epson pigments have always been better on glossy papers.  The 
| 2000P prints on Epson Luster.  
| 
| Jeff,
| Epson Colorlife=Ilford Classic, very interesting.  I compared B&W and 
| color prints on these papers and it looks like you are right.  The 
| main difference is price.  The Ilford Classic can be as low as 
| $.40/sheet in a 250 box and the Colorlife is almost twice that.  My 
| wife and I thought we could detect a slight difference in texture, 
| but it's hard to say.  
|   
| Julian and anyone using sprays to eliminate drying/bronzing problems,
| I guess I'll look for the Krylon Crystal Clear UV.  The Lyson 
| Printguard says to let the print dry first and that could be a long 
| time.  Any other suggestions and sources are appreciated.
| Thanks, Hap
| 
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