Digital BW, The Print

I made some prints last week from a box of Entrada Bright White 300
gsm. I think I bought the box at least a year ago. I got -no- flaking
on any of the prints. I do gently wipe the paper with a soft cotton
pad then brush with a soft bristle brush before I make finished
prints. This only takes about 10 seconds, and I never see any flaking
with either the natural or bright white paper. Sometimes I just use
the brush, and I still don't see any flaking. Maybe environmental
factors like handling or low humidity can increase the possibility for
flaking?? I keep my finished prints in poly envelopes at a relative
humidity of about 50% and haven't had any problems.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard
Smallfield <r.smallfield@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> does anyone know when Moab were supposed to have fixed the flaking
problems with Entrada 300?
> 
> I've had scarcely a print that has not flaked which is getting very
expensive. I wondered if I had old stock.
> 
> I had a perfect print, took it into town where a sleeve had been
made to the right dimensions and by the time I'd got it there in a
box, there were ten white specks in the skies.
> 
> Not good. I've had a go at retouching but it's not perfect so I now
have to decide whether it's good enough to put in the gallery or not.
> 
> thanks,
> Richard
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