Digital BW, The Print

Hi,
I just thought I'd pass on a lesson I've learnt the hard way recently.

Often after a print has dried and been sitting around for a day, specs of dust or some such matter have appeared on the print. Often I have casually brushed it off lightly with the back of a finger.

However, twice recently, what I thought was a speck has actually been a tiny insect, which has then left a smear.

The latest was a print that I'd just matted.

Fortunately I'd sprayed it with Lyson Print Guard. I gave it a very light sponge with a damp cloth, which made a marginal improvement.

Any thoughts on how to restore such damage would be appreciated. I suspect the only real option is a reprint.

In future I'll be removing such matter with a blower bulb.

Richard
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How about a razor blade and a bit of spotting followed by a new coat of your
spray. Or you might be able to just touch the area with a bit of the spray
if you have a good 000 or 0000 brush. 

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard
Smallfield
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 4:01 PM
To: Digital BW Print
Subject: [Digital BW] Beware insects on prints!

 

Hi,
I just thought I'd pass on a lesson I've learnt the hard way recently.

Often after a print has dried and been sitting around for a day, specs of
dust or some such matter have appeared on the print. Often I have casually
brushed it off lightly with the back of a finger.

However, twice recently, what I thought was a speck has actually been a tiny
insect, which has then left a smear.

The latest was a print that I'd just matted.

Fortunately I'd sprayed it with Lyson Print Guard. I gave it a very light
sponge with a damp cloth, which made a marginal improvement.

Any thoughts on how to restore such damage would be appreciated. I suspect
the only real option is a reprint.

In future I'll be removing such matter with a blower bulb.

Richard
--
Backroads Essay:
http://picasaweb.
<http://picasaweb.google.com/rsmallfield/TheBackroadsOfWarkworth>
google.com/rsmallfield/TheBackroadsOfWarkworth
Greeting Cards available for purchase:
http://picasaweb. <http://picasaweb.google.com/rsmallfield/GreetingCards>
google.com/rsmallfield/GreetingCards
http://photos. <http://photos.smallfield.vze.com> smallfield.vze.com
http://smallfield. <http://smallfield.vze.com> vze.com

"When you cease to make a contribution you begin to die."
--Eleanor Roosevelt

 



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At 11:58 AM Tuesday 11/27/2007, you wrote:
>How about a razor blade and a bit of spotting followed by a new coat of your
>spray. Or you might be able to just touch the area with a bit of the spray
>if you have a good 000 or 0000 brush. 

It's a pale brown smear unfortunately. Luckily after a damp wipe it's almost unnoteable - but I've lost a mural to this problem in the past.

thanks,
Richard

--
Backroads Essay:
http://picasaweb.google.com/rsmallfield/TheBackroadsOfWarkworth
Greeting Cards available for purchase:
http://picasaweb.google.com/rsmallfield/GreetingCards
http://photos.smallfield.vze.com
http://smallfield.vze.com

   "I hear and I forget.
   I see and I remember.
   I do and I understand."
   --Confucius

I found two cochroaches in a 44" roll on time.  I guess they died happy, at least.  One was pretty imbeded in the coating.
   
  Tom Baker
  

Richard Smallfield <r.smallfield@...> wrote:
          At 11:58 AM Tuesday 11/27/2007, you wrote:
>How about a razor blade and a bit of spotting followed by a new coat of your
>spray. Or you might be able to just touch the area with a bit of the spray
>if you have a good 000 or 0000 brush. 

It's a pale brown smear unfortunately. Luckily after a damp wipe it's almost unnoteable - but I've lost a mural to this problem in the past.

thanks,
Richard

--
Backroads Essay:
http://picasaweb.google.com/rsmallfield/TheBackroadsOfWarkworth
Greeting Cards available for purchase:
http://picasaweb.google.com/rsmallfield/GreetingCards
http://photos.smallfield.vze.com
http://smallfield.vze.com

"I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand."
--Confucius



                         


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