Jack, EEM & Premium Luster Will Never Flake Or have Dust on them.. They are made in a different process.. The HPR is 100% cotton and all 100 % cotton papers have this problem and I mean ALL!! Cut sheets are handled more so they have a higher probablitiy to have this issue..Your doing just fine !! Thats The reccomended way to handle these expensive papers.. the Only way HPR could Get better is by making a Thicker coating but that will not happen..Because a thicker coating will result in a different Ink response.. Cheers Jim Doyle J. Doyle Enterprises LLC 114 Old Orchard Rd Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 856-424-8660 www.shadesofpaper.com AOL IM: Brokerup99 -----Original Message----- From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of johnmuir.geo Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 12:08 AM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Hahnemuhle flaking Djon, I just noticed this reply from you. I'll elaborate on my printing process and environment. First of all, I have found no problems with other papers in the same environment, with the exception of Moab Entrada. I have used Somerset, Epson Premium Luster, and EEM. None of these have "flaked". Nevertheless, dust could be an issue. I am in a very dry climate, and perhaps the HPR developes a static charge that picks up dust. It could also be the ink density. I only notice the problem with B/W prints, especially in the lightest greys. I do not see it in my color work. At any rate, my lint roller solution seems to be working for now, and after I'm finished with these rolls of HPR, maybe I'll try some of the alternatives suggested here. I'm not eager to abandon the HPR, because it took me some time, and wasted paper, to refine the workflow. Jack -- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Djon" <westsidemaurice@y...> wrote: > > Has Hahnemuhle addressed this? > > "Flaking" may be a misdiagnosis. Maybe it's just dust? > > I don't know anything about Hahnemuhle, but if dust is printed-over it > can fall off after printing, along with the pigment that covered it, > leaving a white spot. A year ago Moab identified that problem with a > batch of Entrada, sait it was dust they had failed to vacuum after > cutting and before packaging. I had paper from that batch, had that > problem, eliminated it 100% by following Moab's advice, dusting with > canned air before insertion in the printer. Good company. > > IMO there's less logic to wiping with a rag or brush unless one > imagines there really mechanical failure of the paper surface, genuine > "flaking." > > I wonder what's really happening with HPR ... if I used it I'd want to > prove to myself that it's not just paper dust that can be removed with > compressed air (canned air). If that's not ithe problem I'd certainly > find another paper. > > Clean working conditions (dust cover over printer when not in use, no > construction work around printer, low foot traffic, > better-than-office/shop cleanliness etc) are obvious requirements. > > Darkroom workers know about dust, but some inkjet users may have > never considered the basics...? > > > > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "johnmuir.geo" > <johnmuir.geo@y...> wrote: > > I use HPR for all my work, including B/W. I print on the 7600 with UC > > inks and QTR. > > > > I am noticing a few tiny bits of flaking,pin point size, even after > > spraying with Print Shield. I spot the darkest areas with black > > pastels before spraying, but there is no way I can deal with flaking in > > the mid tones. I have even tried using a draftsman's horsehair brush, > > but still see problems. Am I being too picky? > > > > This is making me crazy. 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2005-07-09 by Jim Doyle
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