Digital BW, The Print

Thanks very much Paul.  I think it was your account of Keyenta I read in the archives which 
mentioned dust and flaking issues(did you say it was the worst you had seen?).  In any 
case, the high OBA content of the Premier Matte might keep me from using it for any 
serious work but it still might be a decent replacement for EEM for some of the customers 
in my Print Business(Reproductions) who are are looking for very inexpensive alternatives 
to UltraSmooth and Hahnemule(which are my two favorites at the moment).  These 
customers have been getting EEM prints from a competitor and I was just looking to offer 
something better in that price range.

Tariq


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@v...> 
wrote:
> Tariq,
> 
> 
> > ... after going
> > back through the archives, I read some worrisome accounts of the Moab
> > Keyenta with regards to flaking and dust(so I canceled my order and
> > changed it to EEM).  I wonder if anyone else could coment on the dust
> > issue you mention with the Premier stuff.
> > 
> 
> I may not have had enough Premier Matte to have the feeding problems.  What
> I saw was a relative lack of flaking.  I might add, however, that, in my
> opinion, the dual coating is there in part to help with feed problems.  My
> experiments with calcium carbonate, which is often used as the buffer in
> papers, is that it will cause problems with the printer rollers.  I
> speculate that a dual coating is part of a less expensive way to buffer
> paper compared to other methods of controlling acidity.  (Also, I might add
> that with dual coated papers, the convex side is often smoother.)
> 
> My main problem with the Premier Matte was the high OBAs and color.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com