Digital BW, The Print

Another option would be a post-printing treatment, one that would 
have a protecting effect similar to what selenium or gold toning have 
on silver prints. Do any of the protective spray manufacturer's make 
claims about their product increasing print longevity? According to 
MIS, their new Gloss Coat for pigmented prints, "has UV resistance 
and increases the archival life of glossy prints." An increase in 
print longevity appears to be a consequence of protection against UV 
rays, rather than a chemical change effected in the ink, which is 
what happens to silver that is selenium/gold toned (supposedly 
becoming more stable and resistent to chemical disturbance).

Chris Hargens 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Scott Hendershot" 
<scott@p...> wrote:
> I'm sure it would carry a premium as all of the other inks do. But 
imagine
> an inkset with truely neutral tones and all of the longevity and 
density of
> a Silver print. Maybe even the ability to selenium tone the prints. 
That
> would be worth a premium to me. Not sure just how much of a 
premium, but I
> would pay at least as much as the Piezography B&W inks.
> 
> Scott
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Spragens" <t.spragens@c...>
> To: <digitalblackandwhitetheprint@y...>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] print sales - longevity claims?
> 
> 
> > Very good question - I wonder if it could be held in suspension by
> > anything that would flow well through an inkjet head. My comment 
was
> > more that if someone came out with one, they'd likely charge an
> > extreme premium for it.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > > Yes,
> > >
> > > I do think that IJM inks are expensive. But, I don't think it 
is the
> > > Carbon that makes them expensive. I wonder what it would take 
to make
> > > a reduced-Silver ink?
> > >
> > > Scott
> > >
> > > > And some think that IJM inks are expensive...
> > > >
> > > > Tim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Why can't we just use a "Silver" pigmented ink?
> > > > >
> >
> > --
> > Tim Spragens
> > http://www.borderless-photos.com
> > &
> > http://www.borderless-photos.de
> >
> >
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