Digital BW, The Print

Sorry for the delay in responding, but what if you scratch from the edge of the print?   
Does the entire ink lift off the paper?

Regards

Steve


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "wwodets" <odets@...> wrote:
>
> Steve-
> 
> For the Harman paper, about 12 hours after printing, the darker inked 
> areas of a print will leave very visible dull marks if scratched by a 
> fingernail, about like a smooth matte paper.  When cured for 48 hours 
> the ink becomes harder and leaves much less, but still visible, 
> marking. Lighter areas of the print are less sensitive. So this is 
> better than any smooth matte paper I've used, but certainly not up to 
> gelatin standards.  These marks are a dulling of ink the surface, not 
> a removal of the ink--the ink seems very well bonded to the surface.  
> The Epson paper is a much harder surface and the texture of the 
> surface makes it much harder to see any marks.  As with the matte 
> papers, the smooother the surface, the more prominent any damage.  
> The Epson Exhibition is a pretty tough paper.  These comments apply 
> to K3 inks with MIS warm carbon in the yellow position.
> 
> This seems acceptable performance to me.  I don't consider such 
> scratching with a fingernail normal handling of a print, but it would 
> be nicer if it were more durable.
> 
> Best,
> Walt
>