Re: Tacky attraction

[SusanV <susanvoss3@gmail.com>]

Ha!  I remember in college not being able to afford real artist grade
fixative, and we used hairspray.

So, I just printed the step wedges I did the spray fixative test with.
The grumbacher matte fixative caused a slight, small scale mottling,
and I mean SLIGHT.  In an actual print, it might be usable, and is
definitely an improvement over big mottled areas.  It's really not
definitive though, because I only printed 3 quick proofs, and the
plate was just getting broken in and I think would improve.  Also, the
print is still damp, and it's not fair to judge it till it's dry in
the morning.

And remember... this plate was 3 x 8" and didn't really get the
measles during drawdown, so this was only a test of the LOOK of a
spray fixative on the ohp... not whether it's use will stop the
measles

The 8 x 8" plate I made yesterday measled like crazy.  There is
definitely some critical mass sort of dynamic going on.

i tired.
Susan


On 2/27/07, jpptprnt1@verizon.net <jpptprnt1@verizon.net> wrote:
> Jon,
>
> Give this a try??? Take a piece of OHP fresh out of the box and do a draw down
> on a neew plate aired or not, see what that does.  Then take a piece on OHP
> and run it though your printer no need to print on it.  Also try moving the
> printed on OHP around on the plate to see if the air spots a re in the same
> place on the film ????? And finally and old art school trick a can of cheap
> hair spray, YES JON hair spray my do the trick ???not sure if it will make the
> ink/pigment run?????
>
> Jan Pietrzak
>
> I am so glad that you remember all the things I told you, I sure can't
>
>
>
> From: Jon Lybrook <jon@terabear.com>
> Date: 2007/02/27 Tue PM 12:29:29 CST
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Tacky attraction
>
> Hey all,
>
> I tried putting a KM73 plate I had sitting out all night with the mylar
> removed into my vacuum frame with a fresh, clean piece of OHP.  It
> didn't affect the air patches, which were apparent in under a minute, as
> usual.  Attempting to press them out (through the Krene plastic I'm
> using instead of glass) with a brayer after drying out both the plate
> and the transparency with a hairdryer for a few minutes didn't have any
> affect either.
>
> I'm anticipating Susan's idea about treating the transparency with a
> spray coating of something prior to exposing it helps this tackiness
> problem.  I'm also hopeful it doesn't introduce any new problems
> (besides the health risks of aerosol glues and paints)!  Looking forward
> to hearing about her results and trying it out myself soon.
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
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