Digital BW, The Print

Hi,
I've got an HP 7660 and have a problem about storing prints in sleeves, as swellable glossy papers stick to the plastic.

I've got an exhibition coming up and plan to have some prints in a folio for purchase without a frame. But it gets a bit complex, as I have to put the photos in the clearfile on a non-swellable (non-archival) paper for viewing and then put the Premium Plus prints at the back, under A4 paper, so they don't stick.

A bit of a messy solution, but I can't think of a better idea.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,
Richard
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   "He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does 
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   --Old Chinese saying

Richard,

What type of plastic sleeves have you tried and with what papers?
I haven't encountered this problem as yet.

We print on both Legion Gloss & Ilford Smooth Gloss and store in archival
Polypropylene sleeves in binders and I've not seen this with any prints.

Perhaps the paper you are using is more prone to moisture absorption or it
may be a storage environment (humidity) issue. Or then again perhaps some
inks don't dry as well as others.

Any more info?

Regards,

Tony Kelly
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Digital Lucida
478-480 Rathdowne Street
Carlton North
Victoria 3054
Australia


http://www.digital-lucida.com.au

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on 13/5/04 10:47 AM, Richard Smallfield at wrote:

> Hi,
> I've got an HP 7660 and have a problem about storing prints in sleeves, as
> swellable glossy papers stick to the plastic.
> 
> I've got an exhibition coming up and plan to have some prints in a folio for
> purchase without a frame. But it gets a bit complex, as I have to put the
> photos in the clearfile on a non-swellable (non-archival) paper for viewing
> and then put the Premium Plus prints at the back, under A4 paper, so they
> don't stick.
> 
> A bit of a messy solution, but I can't think of a better idea.
> 
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> thanks,
> Richard
> --
> http://smallfield.vze.com
> http://photos.smallfield.vze.com
> 
>  "He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does
>  not ask reamins a fool forever."
>  --Old Chinese saying

Did you get a chance to let them dry 24 hours before sticking them?

:~)

may not matter of course, but could

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard Smallfield 
<r.smallfield@p...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've got an HP 7660 and have a problem about storing prints in sleeves, as swellable 
glossy papers stick to the plastic.
> 
> I've got an exhibition coming up and plan to have some prints in a folio for purchase 
without a frame. But it gets a bit complex, as I have to put the photos in the clearfile on a 
non-swellable (non-archival) paper for viewing and then put the Premium Plus prints at 
the back, under A4 paper, so they don't stick.

> 
> A bit of a messy solution, but I can't think of a better idea.
> 
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> thanks,
> Richard
> --
> http://smallfield.vze.com
> http://photos.smallfield.vze.com
> 
>    "He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does 
>    not ask reamins a fool forever."
>    --Old Chinese saying