Digital BW, The Print

Helen,
Thanks for the progress reports.
Do you have an opinion as to why the R800/glop did not work like the WJ822?
What was the reason for giving up on it?
If Greg is right, and WJ824 _is_ glop, I wonder if you would have a
different result with it in the 2200, and different than your current WJ822
batch?

Best regards,
John Moody

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
helen_bach2003
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:11 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Krystal Topkote

I've just started to test it in a 2200. I used to spray and roll
various things on my prints, but mostly Golden water-based UVLS, and
also tried using R800 glop as an overcoat. Others I tried: Sureguard,
Printshield, Imageshield, Lascaux, GAC 500.

So far I've found Krystal Topkote (GIE822/WJ822) to work well. I've
had better results than with the R800 glop in the R800 (which I gave
up on). I found little density change when using glop, but the KT
improves the D-Max on Epson Premium Glossy Photo from around 2.4 to
over 2.5 (K3 black inks in a 2200). The coating also appears to be
more durable. It reduces the slight gloss differential of the K3 inks
and has a good effect on standard UC 2200 prints on Premium Glossy.
I'm very pleased with that particular combination.

Using the Epson driver with the High Speed setting gives the best
results so far. The advantage over hand spraying is that the coating
is precise and even, and dust is much less of a problem. There is also
no need to wear a mask.

My next tests will be with matte papers, and I hope to get round to
those at the weekend.

Best,
Helen




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