Re: Paper - baby oil Digi Negs

[Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com>]

Renaissance wax is very helpful in mending a damaged surface on 
commercial SG paper, but IME useless for transparentizing.

J.

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009, Argon3@aol.com wrote:

> One thing that occurs to me is Renaissance Micro-crystaline Wax.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Wax
>
> I've never used it to achieve transparency in paper but it has a reputation
> for being stable.   Most, if not all, oils will cause the paper to
> deteriorate eventually.
>
> I've seen references to it being used to "buff up" gelatin siver prints as
> a protective finish and as a way to deepen blacks in the print.
>
> http://www.apug.org/forums/forum205/63435-waxing-photographs-any-ideas.html
>
> May seem a bit pricey but might be worth a try.
>
> argon/JGronk