Re: Hydrocoat Polurethane [Was: Future acrylic floor polish and dmax]

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From: epona (acolyta@napc.com)
Date: 01/17/03-03:09:59 PM Z

Hello,

Quiet list today, where is everyone????

I just ordered a quart of the Polyshield Gloss PUR by Hydrocote (800-229-4937).
I will post my findings to the list as soon as I try it out.

Cheers,
Christine

dsbryant@mindspring.com wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:12:06 +0100 Monnoyer Philippe <monnoyer@imec.be> wrote:
>
> > I tried acrylic spray for watercolor work on a
> > palladiotype printed on Arches Platine. No
> > perceptible change in Dmax, no glossy finish
> > neither. Disappointed.
> > Maybe polyester resin, or acrylic resin for
> > inclusions would work. Anybody tried ?
> >
> > Philippe
> >
>
> Since we are discussing coating prints with clear coating materials, I might
> mention that I have been using Hydrocote polyurethane to coat Alt prints and
> pigmented inkjet prints. The result of the coating is a dramatic increase in
> dmax and gives an added impression of depth.
>
> Hydocote polyurethane is a water based polyurethane and has *NO* odor or
> noxious vapors to deal with.
>
> I can't take any credit for the discovery of this material, it was discussed
> for several weeks on a Yahoo discussion group for black and white digital
> printing. For more details about using this coating material I'll refer you to
> Paul Roark's web page detailing his use and methods.
>
> http://home1.gte.net/res0a2zt/coating.html
>
> It isn't as inexpensive as Future floor wax but it is very effective.
>
> Don Bryant 

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