Ann, it only needs to survive for a week hanging for our local county fair. I don't care if it lasts longer than that. I would use a mat but I like the flush look of mounting directly to black foam core and leaving a narrow white border instead. So, any reaction that may occur with a sealer will most likely not be an issue in such a short time.
----- Original Message ---- > From: ann sanfedele <[email protected]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 9:22:39 PM > Subject: Re: Lacquer for prints? > > > > Brendan MacRae wrote: > > > 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. > and , um, hence preserving it? > > If it adds a slight gloss, all the better. > > > and you don't want to mat it because??? > > You could slip it into a clear archival sleeve of some sort . > > My concern is regarding chemical reactions between the coating and the ink... > which might ultimately > destroy the work or possibly even make some nasty fumes for you to breathe. > anyway, good luck what ever you decided to do > > ann > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > >> From: paul stenquist > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> 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. > > > > > > > > -- > 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.
