RE: Coating prints with polyurethane wood finish

Some people on DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint Yahoo forum
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/)
use this product to enhance Dmax of their quadtone carbon pigment inkjet
prints made on matte paper (most noticeably Paul Roark and Mark Tucker).

Regards,
Loris.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryuji Suzuki [mailto:rs@silvergrain.org]
Sent: 03 Şubat 2006 Cuma 09:13
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: Re: Coating prints with polyurethane wood finish

Ok, a non-yellowing varnish is used for inkjet prints to increase
permanence. And this material costs $50 per liter. It says a lot of
stuff but doesn't say archival for their intended application. It says
non-yellowing, non-cracking, moisture resistant, etc., "according to the
company officials." I also couldn't find a third party test results on
this product.

Does anyone use this Breathing Color Varnish?
Does it leave glossy or wet-like appearance when the varnish is dried?

Besides Loris, does anyone seriously use this sort of varnish to enhance
Dmax or protect image?

(I'm debating whether I should try this stuff and run a peroxide fuming
test.)
Received on Fri Feb 3 03:36:51 2006