Digital BW, The Print

I just applied some Print Shield to a glossy print (Inkjetart's Micro 
Ceramic Glossy Plus -- btw, they have very good profile for color 
work for this paper), and I noticed that paper surface, after the 
second coat, has a somewhat mottled look, even in areas of blank 
paper. It looks almost like a window that has ice on it. Anyway, I 
figure I must be doing something wrong because the print looks worse 
than with no spray at all. Does this happen when you apply to much 
spray? I ask this because the print looked like it was completely 
covered with spray/liquid after the first application -- perhaps the 
second coat was spread unevenly. Any advice would be appreciated.

Chris Hargens

Yeah Chris,
I did the same thing when first using Print shield.
Try this spray very lightly, that is about 6" away from the print, no 
closer and NO farther. (Too close makes rows and too far away and 
some of the spray actually semi-dries before it hits the print.

WAIT till that is fairly dry 10 to 15 minutes, then turn the print 90 
degrees and repeat.

I find that makes a "flat" non-mottled surface.(I just sprayed 36 
prints last night using that method with no mottling.)

Jules

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Hargens" 
<chargens@s...> wrote:
> 
> I just applied some Print Shield to a glossy print (Inkjetart's 
Micro 
> Ceramic Glossy Plus -- btw, they have very good profile for color 
> work for this paper), and I noticed that paper surface, after the 
> second coat, has a somewhat mottled look, even in areas of blank 
> paper. It looks almost like a window that has ice on it. Anyway, I 
> figure I must be doing something wrong because the print looks 
worse 
> than with no spray at all. Does this happen when you apply to much 
> spray? I ask this because the print looked like it was completely 
> covered with spray/liquid after the first application -- perhaps 
the 

> second coat was spread unevenly. Any advice would be appreciated.
> 
> Chris Hargens

Thanks for the suggestions.  I'm hoping that this isn't a problem 
more likely to occur with this paper (Micro 
Ceramic Glossy Plus) because I just bought a pack of 50 11x17 sheets 
and am very happy, otherwise, with the results.

Chris

  -- --- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lulalake_1999" 
<lulalake_1999@y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Yeah Chris,
> I did the same thing when first using Print shield.
> Try this spray very lightly, that is about 6" away from the print, 
no 
> closer and NO farther. (Too close makes rows and too far away and 
> some of the spray actually semi-dries before it hits the print.
> 
> WAIT till that is fairly dry 10 to 15 minutes, then turn the print 
90 

> degrees and repeat.
> 
> I find that makes a "flat" non-mottled surface.(I just sprayed 36 
> prints last night using that method with no mottling.)
> 
> Jules

> 
> I had that problem the first time I used Print Shield also. I think I was
> trying to lay down to much spray at one time.  I just finished up spraying 20,
> 16x24 color prints, printed on Premium Luster and they looked good.  I think
> the trick is to keep the can at least a foot away from the print, trying to
> just mist it between each coats. I applied 3 and some times 4 coats varying
> the direction of the spray each time. Also you have to wait at least 24 hours
> after printing to apply the spray.
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> I just applied some Print Shield to a glossy print (Inkjetart's Micro
> Ceramic Glossy Plus -- btw, they have very good profile for color
> work for this paper), and I noticed that paper surface, after the
> second coat, has a somewhat mottled look, even in areas of blank
> paper. It looks almost like a window that has ice on it. Anyway, I
> figure I must be doing something wrong because the print looks worse
> than with no spray at all. Does this happen when you apply to much
> spray? I ask this because the print looked like it was completely
> covered with spray/liquid after the first application -- perhaps the
> second coat was spread unevenly. Any advice would be appreciated.
> 
> Chris Hargens
> 
> 
> 




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