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Re: [Digital BW] Possible Non-Toxic Silver Rag Solution

2006-07-05 by Steve Gledhill

Clayton,

A quick search via Google turned up a link from early 2004 on this 
forum.  Go to message 40459 and thread.
Obviously not about Silver Rag - but there seems to be experience of its 
use.

Steve Gledhill
http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/
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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 
> <http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm>
>
>
>  


		
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