[alt-photo] Re: About PVA sizing...

[C.Breukel at lumc.nl]

Loris,

Would a PVA size improve the "tooth" of a paper ?. I have this big batch of Van Gelder Simili Japon paper which I use for Pt printing, but that paper is quite smooth an does not work very well with gum.

Best,

Cor

Btw this paper has to be pre-shrunk, even with 4*5 negatives I have great difficulties aligning gum over Pt prints..

> -----Original Message-----
> From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org [mailto:alt-
> photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On Behalf Of Loris
> Medici
> Sent: dinsdag 22 november 2011 14:23
> To: 'The alternative photographic processes mailing list'
> Subject: [alt-photo] About PVA sizing...
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> FWIW, just wanted to add this (for the last time):
> 
> I don't have any experience with Gamblin's PVA sizing product, but, IME,
> 	any
> 	- water / PVAc based
> 	- waterproof glue
> 	- which is able to form a
> 		- (relatively) flexible
> 		and
> 		- clear / transparent film
> should work well enough.
> 
> I personally use a local (= Turkey) product called Filli Boya (= Caparol)
> "Fil-fix Şeffaf". It's a multi-purpose glue (mostly for fixing furniture)
> which is fully compliant with the above criteria, by diluting it 1+3 (for
> some sheen) or 1+4 (virtually no sheen or about the same as gelatin
> sizing),
> even 1+5 with great success.
> 
> It's fast / straightforward, non-toxic and very strong / effective; I had
> some friends/students who put 9-10 layers on it (don't ask why! Hehehe,
> and
> that was with lots of brush development, BTW...) w/o any adverse effects.
> (We were using an assortment of Fabriano papers back then...)
> 
> So, I'd definitely recommend some experimentation with a couple of PVAc
> glues too; especially for those who can't get the Gamblin product.
> 
> My 2c & regards,
> Loris.
> 
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