Digital BW, The Print

Clayton,

I've done this with CSR and Silver Rag using Renaissance paste wax.   
Works better if you first apply a light coat of Printshield.  As you  
noted it does smooth out the grainy surface and increases gloss a bit.

Carl

On Jul 5, 2006, at 12:02 AM, Clayton Jones wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> On a hunch I just applied some hardware store caliber Johnson's wax to
> part of an SR print, let it dry, then buffed it.   The result was
> greatly reduced glare, pebbly-ness, and GD.  This wax is not clear
> though, and I'm wondering if Renaissance Wax might be good.  Does
> anyone who is using SR have any and can try it?
>
> One thing I found, the wax spreads easily on the dark zones where lots
> of ink is, but not on the higher zones.  The tacky paper surface
> doesn't like anything remotely moist.  So the wax has to be applied
> liberally in such a way that the application tool (finger, cloth,
> whatever, does not contact the paper surface.
>
> Seems to me this has some potential...
>
>
> Regards,
> Clayton
>
>
> Info on black and white digital printing at
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>
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