Digital BW, The Print

Your point about VOC compounds are duly noted, and I'm going to not 
replace my Printshield spray cans... What do you think is the best 
water based coating?  And will these coatings work for both gloss and 
matte type papers?  I've only done gloss spraying... 

I like to mount my prints directly on 3/4 in. blk gatorboard w/ no 
frame or glass, and in PS add a 1/2 in black edge.  I'm using harman 
gloss paper w/ 3 med. coats of Printshield spray.  A clean look I 
think ... 

SteveB


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" 
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> 
> > > Do either Hahnemuhle FineArt Baryta 325 or Gold Fibre Silk need 
a
> > > spray sealer to protect the surface? If so, which one do you
> > > recommend? I'm assuming a solvent spray is best?
> 
> I don't know about those particular papers, but Premier Art Print 
> Shield is what I sometimes use to spray glossy prints.  It does 
offer 
> some protection against abraision, as well as hide gloss 
differential 
> and bronzing.  This is a solvent based spray that does have the 
nasty 
> VOCs in it.  Where I live an open garage works; gogles and a 
> respirator (or just holding your breath) are recommended.
> 
> > ...
> > unless ... throughly dried an overcoating can cause prints to 
> > stick together when stacked, ...
> 
> I've found this only with the water based coatings. 
> 
> ...
> > The volatile organic compounds (VOC) in solvent based 
> > sprays are bad for both your health (and everyone else's) 
> > and for the environment. 
> 
> True.  Even the water based ones are not necessarily healthy.  They 
> are most commonly suspensions of what one expert referred to 
> as "gooey golf balls" of solvent and coating.  I think you'll see 
in 
> the commercial field "100% solids" is where the industry is going 
to 
> try and get away from these solvents.  I'm not sure we have any 
such 
> coatings available to us.
> 
> I, frankly, prefer no spraying at all, but given the way our 
pigments 
> tend to sit on top of the paper, they are all too easy to damage.  
> Some type of over-coat would be nice.
> 
> Perhpas Daniela and Mantinieri are onto something with their 
gelatin 
> coating.  See message 93834.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>