Re: Synteape <> Kimdura
Luis Nadeau (nadeaul@nbnet.nb.ca)
Sun, 26 Apr 1998 19:52:06 -0300
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>> From: Peter Charles Fredrick <pete@fotem.demon.co.uk>
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>> Subject: Synteape <> Kimdura
>> Date: Sunday, April 26, 1998 4:18 AM
>>
>> Ernie Theisen wrote -: re synteape
>>
>> >>Pete I cant find this stuff anywhere. Could you describe it for me.
>What is is
>> main usage. Is it like mylar. Is it clear or frosted. Is it paper or
>plastic.
This brings back old memories. It was used as a dimensionally stable
support for offset printing of maps, etc. Some considered using it as a
support for color carbon but there was some doubt as to its archival
quality. I think the base is polypropylene, not as permanent as polyester.
Luis Nadeau
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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