JUDY,
Please believe me, these are three different papers. I have samples of
the three different papers in my hand as I write this.
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> I saw the swatchbook, it said "Cover stock."
>
Judy,
Get another swatchbook. It appears you have the one for cover stock.
Ask for the one titled "CRANE BUSINESS PAPERS" which I am now holding in
my hand. It has their "new" (several years old now) Crane symbol
foil-stamped (ask Crane about this) on the cover. By the way, a nice
looking logo.
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> But what about the "brightener"? Is that the stuff fluoresces? Doesn't
> that wear off in a year or two?
>
> I was also told that brighteners in paper wash out in the processing, in
> the wash water if not sooner, but have never tested it...
>
Judy,
The stuff is called Sprint End Run Print Brightening Converter,
availiable from Sprint System of Photography, 100 Dexter Street,
Pawtucket, RI 02860, (401)728-0913.
Yes, it is an optical brightener manufactured by Ciba-Geigy Corp.
Oh, a letter in this file. Company is getting too big. Buy retail from
SBI Sales, Inc. 1-800-234-5724.
I have prints with this stuff in them for over five years and it still
works. It is removable with washing. That is why the print should be
placed into this solution with a little photo-flo after washing. Start
with their instructions. Best results are obtained with a partial
treatment, as a full treatment tends to be too flouresent (unless that
is what you want.)
This stuff can make a yellowish or neutral color paper look white, even
in tungston illumination. Direct daylight illumination may give results
too flouresent, but who displays prints in direct daylight.
Jeff