John,
Melinex is a little bit foggy for carbon so it may not release cleanly.
From my experience it varies from process to process. As a final su[pport
for for a transfer from temporary it does not fog at all.
Best I an say is to experiment.
--Dick
At 08:45 AM 3/14/2004, you wrote:
>In a message dated 13/03/04 21:37:57 GMT Standard Time, richsul@earthlink.net
>writes:
>
> > Virtually
> > all of the new inkjet materials are microporous, that is they have been
>hit
> > with some kind of electronic field that puts zillions of very tiny holes
>in
> > the surface.
>
> Do you think this makes the material porous in the same way as
>paper is porous?
>
> >These holes are in the micron size, extremely tiny.
>
> So these holes act as a key to some kinds of coating? Maybe
>P.V.A.?
>
> >For some reason the newer pigment inkjet inks will not stick to gel coated
>paper >so they've gone to this system.
>
> They were obviously looking for something that would hold
>more firmly onto the pigment ink. Pete's Fotempera process and other Direct
>Carbon processes, such as gum, and the Fredricktype process seem to work
>by the
>unhardened pigmented colloid being able to release cleanly from the sized
>support. Would this Melinex lend this attribute to these processes?
>
> Its a project for testing. Thats for sure.
> John- Photographist
>
>
Received on Sun Mar 14 11:19:19 2004
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