On Fri, 2 Sep 2005, Katharine Thayer wrote:
Katherine - Is it necessary to size Yupo for gum?
Gord
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> At the moment I'm printing almost exclusively on Yupo. This "paper" is
> FAST, develops with a brief swish in water, and dries (with a hair
> dryer) almost instantly. I don't ever have problems registering even on
> unsized paper, but for those who do, this plastic surface is very stable
> dimensionally. By using the sun for exposure today (in not very bright
> sun the exposure was 5 seconds) today I was making two-coat prints from
> start to finish in less than three minutes total. You do have to give
> it some tooth so it will retain the gum, but this can be done by
> scuffing it lightly with sandpaper.
> Katharine
>
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