Digital BW, The Print

>> ... we'll have the fogging ...

> 
> By fogging, do you mean behind glass ...?

Yes, as with other glossy prints, I currently assume we'll need to be 
sure the prints have thoroughly dried for before framing.  

Frankly, I usually use matte paper to avoid all these problems.  As 
with any workflow, this one may be great for some uses and not so 
great for others.    

> I am assuming you will be running the print through another 
> pass for a second glop coat...is this necessary?

It depends on the paper and workflow.  The 120%, dual PK Crane SR 
that hit just over 3.0 needed a fisrt 100% and then second 25% coat 
to hold the gloss differential down.  None of the others have.

That second PK is probably not worth the trouble.  It gets 0.15 more 
dmax -- with some serious loading of the paper.  When you're 
comparing 2.86 to 3.01 or the like, the difference is not worth very 
much.  I may well leave the second PK out.  (I'm testing whether a 
cleaning cart to separate the glossy form the Eboni results in any 
different nozzle performance.)  Carl is going to see what happens 
with a little C.  My guess is we can put the dmax through the roof -- 
further -- with cyan added.  

I've found a second ver light coat works well -- not a mess at all.  
A heavy one might result in pizza wheel marks.  Oddly, prints may do 
better when the second coating is applied soon after the first.  I 
had serious marks on one left over night.  I think the coatings may 
bond to each other better before they've cured.


> And what do you mean about using plain paper to soak up the 
> materials....

Typing or copy paper are probably the cheapest cellulose "sponges" we 
have.  They seem to work and are reasonably lint free.  After a good 
air drying (and hair drier for fast work), the print is dry enough 
that things don't stick.  Any lint or dust can be blown or wiped off 
easily.  This coating has encapsulated the particles and is smooth 
and tough enough to wipe clean.

> this is beginning to sound messy ...

No, it's not messy or difficult.  That's part of the beauty of it.  

Spraying was a mess. 



Paul           
www.PaulRoark.com