Digital BW, The Print

I've just tried the Krylon UV resistant acrylic spray on HPR and the results 
are a gritty surface. Unacceptable. The Krylon Kamar gives a gloss surfrace 
after repeated coats. With no D-max measuring device, I'd say that by eye, it 
seems to gives deeper richness to the blacks. Except when the light hits it a 
certain way, the coating seems to exaggerate the texture of the paper and the 
gloss.  I've tried brushing liquitex Soluvar acrylic varnish
 and heated beeswax.  I still prefer the "naked" print - using UT7 or the MIS 
quad inks on HPR.    I've tried the same print on EEM, on Epson Ultrasmooth, 
Somerset Velvet, Torchon.  GE comes closest, but none of them come up to HPR 
in depth  and a certain "glow. "  Haven't tried hairspray yet.
                         Good wishes,        
                                 Arlene

        


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Arlene, I've always used Kamar for prints made with
Pigment inks.  No real need for UV protection, and I
can control the amount of gloss with multiple coats,
and best of all it's only 4.97/spray can vs. $10-20
for most of the stuff I've seen.

-kris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ArleneLoveL@... [mailto:ArleneLoveL@...] 
> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 1:05 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: coating prints
> 
> I've just tried the Krylon UV resistant acrylic spray on HPR 
> and the results are a gritty surface. Unacceptable. The 
> Krylon Kamar gives a gloss surfrace after repeated coats. 
> With no D-max measuring device, I'd say that by eye, it seems 
> to gives deeper richness to the blacks. Except when the light 
> hits it a certain way, the coating seems to exaggerate the 
> texture of the paper and the gloss.  I've tried brushing 
> liquitex Soluvar acrylic varnish  and heated beeswax.  I 
> still prefer the "naked" print - using UT7 or the MIS 
> quad inks on HPR.    I've tried the same print on EEM, on 
> Epson Ultrasmooth, 
> Somerset Velvet, Torchon.  GE comes closest, but none of them 
> come up to HPR in depth  and a certain "glow. "  Haven't 
> tried hairspray yet.
>                          Good wishes,        
>                                  Arlene
> 
>