gloss for prints-was: liquid light
Jim Spiri (plyboy@teleport.com)
Sun, 24 Mar 1996 20:21:47 -0800
back when i wanted to increase Dmax on some platinums by glossing them i got
a can of "Renaissance" wax, "used by the British Museum... to revive and
protect valuable furniture, leather, paintings, metals, marble, ivory, etc."
Adress on can says Picreator Renaissance LTD/ 44 Park View Gardens, London
NW4. I'm sure this would make archivists shudder, but it did work real well,
and after about 12 years there's no yellowing. You'd want to cut it as it's
a paste. Also back then I lived in NYC and went to an art supply store (this
is my drug-addled memory anyway) called Joseph Torch. Dat man was dead, but
his son or grandson dug up this bottle of liquid print wax made by the elder
Torch many years ago (40's?). It smells like linseed oil, but dries quickly.
This has yellowed (mellowed) prints very slightly, but looks good. Again i'm
sure not a recommended method from an archival standpoint, but i suspect
they might have some concerns about liquid lite anyway. The bottle is still
fine, no sediment... and i like the idea of it, and it "smells like art."
Maybe acylic gel medium diluted would be worth a try
>hello everyone, i'm now
>printing some photos on normal paper
>sensibilized with liquid emulsion..
>i would like to finish the print with
>some banish that maks the print brilklant
>and shiny..
>is there any product non harmful for the prints that i can give on ?
>thanks alot
>riccardo cavallari
>bison@dada.it
>
>
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