Digital BW, The Print

> but there is no way I can deal with flaking in the mid tones.

But there is. I use a retouche set with two rows of 6 shades of grey,
from black to very light grey. Two rows, because there is a cool and a
warm version of each shade (which makes a total of 12 shades. Oh and
there is white too, so that makes 13). It is a kind of paint, an it
has to be applied with a small brush. You can retouche all tones with
this.

I bought this set years ago. It was originally meant for photographs,
but it works on inkjet as well. The brand is "Rowi".

Having said that, I don't have much flaking on HPR. Before printing I
wipe off the surface with a piece of cloth. I think that will loosen
flakes better then a brush.

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