Digital BW, The Print

"Paul Whiting" <paulmwhiting@...> wrote:

> > ... scratched or defective acrylic ...

> 
> I still have some screen cleaner, consisted of a couple of 
> grades of a very gentle paste with extremely fine granules. 
> I used to use this on an old Radio Shack portable computer.
>  I've also heard you can use certain kinds of toothpaste.

I've used silver polish.

> Maybe it's not worth the hassle ...

I don't think it is worth the hassle for most scratches.

> By glazing, do you mean the appearance of the acrylic? 

Glazing causes reflections that wipe out the dmax in many diffusely (non-spot) lighted viewing areas.  

> Do you prefer this to glass? It certainly would be 
> lighter, easier to hang.

For shipping and for safety in my native, earth-quake prone southern California, I almost must use acrylic.  I think good glass would be better for viewing and scratch resistance.  The Getty uses acrylic with an optical anti-refection coating.  (While I love non-profits, the cost of the outstanding, optically-coated acrylic would make my photo venture way too non-profit.)

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com