Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" 
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> 
> > > what is gloss optimizer? 
>  
> > http://www.publishingperfection.com/epson/eps530/ 
> 
> The Epson Gloss Optimizer for the R1800 & R800 is a clear ink that 
may 
> have clear acrylic particles in it but is, by weight and not 
counting 
> the water, mostly glycerol.  It basically fills in between the 
color 
> pigments so that bare paper does not show through, helping to 
eliminate 
> gloss differential and some of the other reflective artifacts that 
have 
> plagued glossy digital printing.
> 
> The MIS Gloss Optimizer is essentially the glossy base with no 
> pigments.  It can be used the same way as the Epson version, but we 
are 
> also using it as a clear coat.  A post-printing spray like Premier 
Art 
> Print Shield has been the best way to eliminate the glossy 
artifacts 
> and protect glossy prints, but a number of us are experimenting 
with 
> Gloss Optimizer (often referred to as "GO" or "Glop") as a coating 
for 
> glossy prints, running the print through the printer a second time 
to 
> apply an even, clear over coat.  This often increases the dmax and 
> eliminates most of the artifacts. At this point I still consider it 
an 
> experimental workflow, but some of the results are very good so 
far. 
> 
> Paul        
> www.PaulRoark.com
>




what kind of effect do you get applying Glop to matte papers?

how does one set up a print job to do this second over coat of Glop?