Digital BW, The Print

Art,
I've been using LUMIJET IMAGE SHIELD, an aerosol acrylic spray that's distributed by Luminos, 
for 3+ years, and I remain pleased with it. A can will do about 40 - 60 letter-size prints (depending on 
how heavily you spray). The instructions suggest 3 light coats; for my use, I've found 2 coats to be 
adequate. It dries very quickly, and with 2 coats it's really invisible (with some papers, I've seen a 
hint of clouding with a 3rd coat, so now I stop after the  2nd one). When you touch the surface of a 
print that's had 2 coats, you can feel a very subtle grittiness --  that's the only trace it leaves. The 
protection is against abrasion and water, and there's some buffering against light (I found it provided 
greatly reduced color-shifting with MIS original-QB ink on Somerset PE paper).           
You'll find a advertisement for IMAGE SHIELD at www.lumijet.com. 
John Gittins
  ----- Original Message ----- From: Art Maples 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 

  Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 12:52 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] coatings for handling


  My apologizes if this has already been discussed but I'm curious if 
  anyone has experience coating prints simply to protect them from 
  handling. I am printing a series of duotone images on a 2200 and Epson 
  Archival Matte. The end result will be "bound" into a book of sorts 
  and I'm thinking about trying to coat them. I don't have any 
  particular need to change their dmax or appearance and I don't want to 
  (significantly) degrade their permanence or stability, but I'd like to 
  protect them as best as possible from handling. Any suggestions or 
  experience?

  Thanks

  Art Maples
  art@...
  www.duotone.com



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At 10:52 AM -0800 11/18/02, Alan Zinn wrote:
>At 05:52 PM 11/17/2002 -0000, you wrote:
>>My apologizes if this has already been discussed but I'm curious if
>>anyone has experience coating prints simply to protect them from
>>handling. I am printing a series of duotone images on a 2200 and Epson
>>Archival Matte. The end result will be "bound" into a book of sorts
>>and I'm thinking about trying to coat them. I don't have any
>>particular need to change their dmax or appearance and I don't want to
>>(significantly) degrade their permanence or stability, but I'd like to
>>protect them as best as possible from handling. Any suggestions or
>>experience?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Art Maples
>>art@...
>>www.duotone.com
>>
>Art,
>
>Traditionally bound art prints are interleaved with something. Even if you
>coat the pictures you should do this.  I have seen very nice bound editions
>with tipped in pictures and interleaving. The main advantage of having the
>print on another sheet of paper (at least a third again larger than the
>print) is that the pages lay flat. Light Impressions has all types of
>interleaving paper.
>
>AZ
>
>Build a Lookaround!
>The Lookaround Book.
>http://www.panoramacamera.us
>


Laminate them or paint them with artist's matte medium or if you 
don't like the matte, intermix it with gloss medium and get a semi 
gloss...or just use the glass if that's the look you want.  I can 
recommend brands if you email me off list.

Bill Agee
-- 

bill agee studio
capistrano beach, ca / laguna beach, ca

http://www.redsilver.com

At 05:52 PM 11/17/2002 -0000, you wrote:
>My apologizes if this has already been discussed but I'm curious if 
>anyone has experience coating prints simply to protect them from 
>handling. I am printing a series of duotone images on a 2200 and Epson 
>Archival Matte. The end result will be "bound" into a book of sorts 
>and I'm thinking about trying to coat them. I don't have any 
>particular need to change their dmax or appearance and I don't want to 
>(significantly) degrade their permanence or stability, but I'd like to 
>protect them as best as possible from handling. Any suggestions or 
>experience?
>
>Thanks
>
>Art Maples
>art@...
>www.duotone.com
>
Art,

Traditionally bound art prints are interleaved with something. Even if you
coat the pictures you should do this.  I have seen very nice bound editions
with tipped in pictures and interleaving. The main advantage of having the
print on another sheet of paper (at least a third again larger than the
print) is that the pages lay flat. Light Impressions has all types of
interleaving paper.

AZ

Build a Lookaround!
The Lookaround Book.
http://www.panoramacamera.us