Digital BW, The Print

So far I have only used the Premier Art Printshield or Lyson
Printguard solvent sprays. Hopefully very soon this will change and we
will all be using coatings that can deliver non-toxic uv protection. I
am encouraged by the ease of use of the paint on uv protectant DCP
varnish that I am starting to use on canvas. It has a very slight
satin finish but it might be useful for you too as well as the 
Premier Art that also makes an acrylic based coating you could try -
http://www.inkjetart.com/premier/eco.html. 

It is time for me to try it too!



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "richard_h95050"
<richardh@j...> wrote:
> John,
> 
> Thanks very much for the info and advice regarding spraying -- I know 
> the quality work you're doing so I trust and respect your opinion. On 
> the Premier Art, are you using solvent or water-based spray?
> 
> Richard
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" 
> <deanwork2003@y...> wrote:
> > Richard,
> > 
> > The inksets that I tested were Ultrachrome and Cone Piezzotone 
> carbon
> > sepia. 
> > 
> > Scuff resistance is not something that is easy to test because it 
> can
> > vary widely from situation to situation. The Premier Art is quite
> > tough though and you certainly don't have the speckles and flaking
> > issues in the blacks that you do with Hahnemuhle for instance. I 
> think
> > Innova will be good also but I can't testify to it yet. It seems to
> > hold up well. 
> > 
> > However.... I wouldn't dream of producing one of these books to be
> > handled without spraying because the added protection is major for 
> all
> > media. I think we are already pushing the limits of what a "book"
> > should consititue by using inkjet media in the first place and if
> > someone pays me a thousand dollars plus to output one I certainly
> > don't want it coming back to me in a couple of months. So far none
> > have and I have done a lot of them for designers.
> > 
> > This new Crane paper looks a lot like Premier Art but I have't used 
> my
> > samples yet to do anything with.
> > 
> > 
> > John
> >