From: 1232-553-1 (1232-553@onlinehome.de)
Date: 11/05/00-12:49:25 PM Z
Hi Judy
Have some questions and comments.
Thanks & Regards
Stefan
>>> ...but gelatin is death to Buxton.
What does you mean with this?
>>> Which is to say, Buxton requires/can tolerate no added size.
I did additional gelatin sizing (and hardening with formalin) for
my carbon work - the result was the own paper which I liked
esthetically and made me able to produce great carbon transfers.
What was the problem or why didn't it work for you?
>>> Buxton itself, unlike most commercial papers, has no gelatin size,
either
>>> internal or surface. There was some reason I forget now why that's
better
>>> for platinum,
Due to it's PH value, as it doesn't cause chemical reactions with the pd/pt
process I think
>>> Also, tho Mike says to the contrary, the Buxton has no wet strength -- I
>>> suppose it's OK for small platinum prints that you only wet once,
It's indeed very fragile and should be handled with care - with carbon I did
additional sizing and it was o.k. in wet processing.
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