Digital BW, The Print

Last week, I posed several questions to the list regarding outgassing and UV 
protection for pigment inkjet (Epson 2200) prints mounted bare, without glass. 
  No one replied, so I went to Sam Flax and looked at the options.   Krylon 
seems to own the market for sealants, so I tried two:   UV-Resistant Matte 
Finish (1309) and UV-Resistant Clear Acrylic Coating (1305).   

DO NOT USE THE MATTE FINISH ON EPSON 2200 INKSETS!   I ruined a print with 
this stuff -- it changed the pigments rather dramatically, rendering the 
previous natural skintones into an approximation of half-peeled sunburn.   It also 
seems to leave a chalky residue on the paper.   

The Clear Acrylic Coating, by contrast, did not seem to alter the image, but 
it did add a gloss to the surface (I had printed onto Epson Premium Lustre).   
It does not offend, but it also does not look as nice as the bare paper.

Does ayone on the list have a better suggestion, short of mounting the print 
behind glass?   (I hate glass.)   Are there other products that offer some UV 
protection and smudge resistance, that are less detectable over pigment inkjet 
prints?   

And, again, I would be grateful if someone could suggest the best way to 
clean fingerprints and smudges from bare pigment inkjet prints, that will not 
disturb the pigments themselves.

Sanders McNew.


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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, sandersm@a... 
wrote:
> Last week, I posed several questions to the list regarding 
outgassing and UV protection for pigment inkjet (Epson 2200) prints 
mounted bare, without glass. 
>   No one replied, so I went to Sam Flax and looked at the options. 
 
Krylon seems to own the market for sealants, so I tried two:   
UV-Resistant Matte Finish (1309) and UV-Resistant Clear Acrylic 
Coating (1305).   
> 
> DO NOT USE THE MATTE FINISH ON EPSON 2200 INKSETS!   I ruined a 
print with this stuff -- it changed the pigments rather dramatically, 
rendering the  previous natural skintones into an approximation of 
half-peeled sunburn.   It also seems to leave a chalky residue on the 
paper.   
> 
Are there other products that offer some UV protection and smudge 
resistance, that are less detectable over pigment inkjet prints?   
> 

Hi Sanders

Have you tried Lyson Print Guard? I'm not vouching for it, but I use 
Hahnemuhle German Etching paper, which has a prety flaky paper 
surface, and the Print Guard - with a couple of light coatings - is 
supposed to make it less fragile, and increase UV resistance. I've 
tried it on a few of my 2200 prints and so far - only a month in - 
have not encountered any problems with it. (You're supposed to wait
24 hrs before spraying, something they don't advertise.) You can read 
about it at InkjetArt.com or InkjetGoodies.com. 

However, ther's no way it would be sufficient protection when not 
behind glass.

When you say the Krylon changed the pigments dramatically, was that 
immediate, or over time?

And I guess I'm curious -  is anyone else out there using the stuff?

Nick


.

Sanders,

In my fluorescent light fade testing, I've noticed no advantage to the light
UV sprays.  By the time I had enough coating on a print to see any
difference, the coating was distinctly yellow.  Window glass itself filters
out the shortest, most damaging UV, apparently.  So, unlike outdoor display,
I'm not sure any spray is needed for UV protection if you are just
displaying inside.

I do use the sprays for physical protection of matte prints that are likely
to be handled.  Print Guard works; there are a number of others out there
also.  Grumbacher Tuffilm is the latest one I purchased but not yet tried.
It is readily available at art stores and reasonably priced.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: sandersm@... [mailto:sandersm@...]
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:53 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Preserving pigment inkjet prints, cont'd


Last week, I posed several questions to the list regarding outgassing and UV
protection for pigment inkjet (Epson 2200) prints mounted bare, without
glass.
  No one replied, so I went to Sam Flax and looked at the options.   Krylon
seems to own the market for sealants, so I tried two:   UV-Resistant Matte
Finish (1309) and UV-Resistant Clear Acrylic Coating (1305).

DO NOT USE THE MATTE FINISH ON EPSON 2200 INKSETS!   I ruined a print with
this stuff -- it changed the pigments rather dramatically, rendering the
previous natural skintones into an approximation of half-peeled sunburn.
It also
seems to leave a chalky residue on the paper.

The Clear Acrylic Coating, by contrast, did not seem to alter the image, but
it did add a gloss to the surface (I had printed onto Epson Premium Lustre).
It does not offend, but it also does not look as nice as the bare paper.

Does ayone on the list have a better suggestion, short of mounting the print
behind glass?   (I hate glass.)   Are there other products that offer some
UV
protection and smudge resistance, that are less detectable over pigment
inkjet
prints?

And, again, I would be grateful if someone could suggest the best way to
clean fingerprints and smudges from bare pigment inkjet prints, that will
not
disturb the pigments themselves.

Sanders McNew.


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