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Subject: [Leica] Sprays and coatings for digi-prints
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Thu Sep 1 19:46:54 2005
References: <4317B16E.2030307@adrenaline.com> <440b792d05090119061c47df7d@mail.gmail.com> <4317B59B.8050406@adrenaline.com>

pls let me know

On 9/1/05, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote:
> According the Paul Roark (a very helpful fellow, BTW; he
> designs most of the MIS B&W inksets pro-bono), PrintShield
> decreases the dMax of matte prints.  I don't have a densitometer
> to verify this myself.
> 
> Lascaux fixative is apparently very neutral, and an old standby
> of charcoal and pastel artists.
> 
> I have a couple of matte prints I'm thinking of trying PrintShield
> on this evening. I'm curious if any lack of dMax is evident
> (subjectively)when mounted under glass.  The UV protection of
> PrintShield is certainly a big plus!
> 
> Scott
> 
> mehrdad wrote:
> 
> >Scott, i use PrintShield for both glossy and matte, what more does
> >fixative do for matte than PrintShield
> >
> >On 9/1/05, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>While glued to CNN, I've been catching up on spraying some
> >>of my recent prints before framing them or sticking them in an
> >>album.
> >>
> >>I've been using Lascaux Fixative on my matte prints and PrintShield
> >>on glossy prints.
> >>
> >>Any other folks using other products on matte and/or glossy prints?
> >>Any costs/benefits for using other coatings?
> >>
> >>I've been using this little formula base on the recommendations
> >>of Paul Roark on the B&W Digi Printing Yahoo forum, so I'd
> >>appreciate other folks' feedback, experiences and the like.
> >>
> >>BTW, I don't sell prints, so expensive laminate processes are out
> >>of my reach at the current time.
> >>
> >>Scott
> >>
> >>
> >>
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  regards, mehrdad


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