Digital BW, The Print

> 
> After 300 hours in my fader, the EAM test strips with and without
> Lyson
> Print Guard spray faded and warmed the same amount.
> 
> One of the Print Guard samples had 4 passes of spray done in a single
> spraying session, the other had 3 separate sessions, each with 4
> passes.
> Again, there was no difference in the fading or warming between the
> different amounts of Print Guard applied.
> 
> By 300 hours I usually have a pretty good idea of how an ink/paper is
> going
> to do.  So, my conclusion is that there is no significant difference
> in
> fading and warming between MIS FS-N inks on EAM paper with and without
> the
> Lyson Print Guard spray.  It appears to have no effect.
> 
> The Print Guard spray lowered the Dmax slightly.  The one with more
> print
> guard had lower Dmax.
> 
> At first, my conclusion was that the spray was of no value to me, but
> I am
> changing that opinion -- it does have value.  While it may not affect
> fade/warming resistance, it does what it is supposed to do.  The
> snapshot on
> my refrigerator that had a single, heavy spray of Print Guard looks
> great
> and does not show the finger prints that I have been purposely putting
> on
> it. So, the spray appears to be very effective at protecting these
> otherwise
> rather fragile pigmented quads against the usual fingerprints and
> abrasion
> that snapshots are subject to.
> 
> I might add that this is the first test I've done of the production
> MIS
> FS-N.  Whereas the last FS ink sample I tested to 300 hours warmed
> about 7
> units (of 256), the FS-N in this test warmed only 0.5 units.  The
> fading was
> almost identical.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: Steven Schaefer [mailto:stevenr@...]
  Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 1:59 PM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Fade test - FS-N & Lyson Print Guard


  does the Print Guard give the print a more pearl look?

  Paul Roar wrote:
  >
  > After 300 hours in my fader, the EAM test strips with and without
  > Lyson
  > Print Guard spray faded and warmed the same amount.
  >
  > One of the Print Guard samples had 4 passes of spray done in a single
  > spraying session, the other had 3 separate sessions, each with 4
  > passes.
  > Again, there was no difference in the fading or warming between the
  > different amounts of Print Guard applied.
  >
  > By 300 hours I usually have a pretty good idea of how an ink/paper is
  > going
  > to do.  So, my conclusion is that there is no significant difference
  > in
  > fading and warming between MIS FS-N inks on EAM paper with and without
  > the
  > Lyson Print Guard spray.  It appears to have no effect.
  >
  > The Print Guard spray lowered the Dmax slightly.  The one with more
  > print
  > guard had lower Dmax.
  >
  > At first, my conclusion was that the spray was of no value to me, but
  > I am
  > changing that opinion -- it does have value.  While it may not affect
  > fade/warming resistance, it does what it is supposed to do.  The
  > snapshot on
  > my refrigerator that had a single, heavy spray of Print Guard looks
  > great
  > and does not show the finger prints that I have been purposely putting
  > on
  > it. So, the spray appears to be very effective at protecting these
  > otherwise
  > rather fragile pigmented quads against the usual fingerprints and
  > abrasion
  > that snapshots are subject to.
  >
  > I might add that this is the first test I've done of the production
  > MIS
  > FS-N.  Whereas the last FS ink sample I tested to 300 hours warmed
  > about 7
  > units (of 256), the FS-N in this test warmed only 0.5 units.  The
  > fading was
  > almost identical.
  >
  > Paul
  > http://www.PaulRoark.com
  >
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