I'm not looking for lacquer for preserving the prints. I just want to seal the print and make it less susceptible to marks, rubs and scratches. If it adds a slight gloss, all the better.
----- Original Message ---- > From: paul stenquist <[email protected]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 1:21:14 PM > Subject: Re: Lacquer for prints? > > The Epson premium papers when printed with pigment inks are said to be > archival > and should last for a century of more. I doubt that any finish will last as > long > as the ink and paper will on their own. As Ann suggests, matting and framing > is > probably the best protection. > Paul > On Jul 18, 2009, at 1:23 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > > > > > > Brendan MacRae wrote: > > > >> I would like to put some kind of protective finish on a couple recent > >> prints > I've made on Epson's Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper. Does anyone have a > recommendation for a lacquer of some kind? I've tried a matte Krylon for > artwork > but it sprays unevenly, good finish, but impossible to apply correctly. > >> > >> -Brendan > >> > > that sounds like a bad idea... how about a mat and glass? I mean, wouldn't > all those things make for bad chemical reactions??? > > > > ann > > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow > the directions. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
