Digital BW, The Print

Thanks so much for your clarification Kirk.

I love the Entrada paper so this helps restore my
confidence that I can continue to use (and afford)
this paper in my work.

Thanks for taking the time to answer
Woody

--- Kirk Thompson <thompsonkirk@...> wrote:


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> 
> Is this the NORM? I can live with it if so, but what
> in the world would you do with a roll? This flaking
> can be a serious cost issue so for me, I will not
use
> rolls of paper that has serious flaking issues. This
> can be a serious issue in that HPR does not come in

Don't worry, Woody, the Entrada flaking problem seems
to have come from dust when 
cutting the paper into sheets.  The residue was
adhering to the coating.  Moab has mostly 
licked the problem & the rolls have not - to my
knowledge - ever been flaky like the 
sheets.  Nor have I seen ink crystallization/shiny
flecks on roll paper.  (Maybe some 
difference in the coating?)  

When I first had trouble with ink crystallization in
Entrada Natural, I sent a sample to 
Inkjetart, where I'd bought it.  They contacted Moab,
& the explanation I got (2d hand) was 
that Moab had changed the coating to solve the flaking
problem, but that the flecks 
appeared in some batches of paper with the new
coating.  

Anyhow wiping is a good idea for large sheets, Entrada
or whatever.  I use an Ilford anti-
static cloth.

The 'dustiest' paper I've ever used is Ultrasmooth -
you see white powder all over the 
orange anti-static cloth.  But it doesn't lead to
flaking.  The particles are apparently so 
small that they don't cause the ink flake when it
dries.

Kirk  




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