From: Sandy King (sanking@clemson.edu)
Date: 11/22/02-12:36:17 PM Z
Have you ever sprayed the Kryon Crystal Clear acrylic on a print like
a vandyke, platinum or kallitype? If so, did it enhance the shadow
values?
Sandy
>I spray all my hand colored work with Krylon Crystal Clear acrylic glossy
>non yellowing spray. And polaroid transfers, too. The jury is still out on
>acrylics because how many years have they been in use? since the 50's
>maybe? But I do it on hand colored work because it evens out the uneven
>gloss created by hand coloring only parts of the image, and richens the semi
>matt paper so the blacks appear deeper.
>Chris
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <FDanB@aol.com>
>To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
>Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 8:57 AM
>Subject: Re: Protective coating on alternative prints?
>
>
>>
>> For years I sprayed my pt/pd prints with McDonalds Luster. I learned this
>> from Tom Millea back in 1984, who used it to enhance the depth of blacks.
>> A chemist at UT Austin examined the contents and said there was nothing
>> that could damage the paper. And, it's easily removed with Acetone
>> anyway, which is photographically inert.
>>
>> When McDonalds dropped the Luster in spray cans I tried their semi-gloss
>> but it took on a nasty yellow patina very quickly. I'm testing some
>> acrylics now but don't have a final word on them. Anyone on the list have
>> wisdom on acrylics and paper?
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> You said in your message...
>>
>> >Is
>> >anyone on the list using any protective coating, the above or other,
>> >over their prints.
>>
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