Digital BW, The Print

This is interesting.  For some time, darkroom printers have used Renaissance
for a little extra glow and depth.  I used to use it on my Portriga and
Oriental prints before I went over to the dark side.  Now I will have to
pull out some of those beta prints with SR and UC inks and see what
happens...

BTW I don't know if you are into music, but it is also a great guitar wax
for fine instruments.

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Clayton
> Jones
> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 11:03 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Possible Non-Toxic Silver Rag Solution
> 
> 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
>