Re: Gelatin sizing/cyan/gum

Weird,
I must not be getting all the messages so I'll answer both at once:

You can use hardened paper right away except for chrome alum.

You can coat cyanotype right after the paper dries with sizing. But with my
gums I usually print the cyanotype on top of sized paper.
Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "paul gega" <pawel_gega@o2.pl>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: Gelatin sizing/cyan/gum

> On Wednesday 26 October 2005 21:48, Kate M wrote:
>
> Does the hardener in sizing solution needs more time then only to complete
> drying ?
>
>> I usually leave gelatin at least overnight after coating. As long as I
>> use
>> hardener (usually formaldehyde) I have no problems with coating in quite
>> a
>> short timeframe.
>>
>> Kate
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Anne van Leeuwen & Peter Hoffman [mailto:anne_peter@earthlink.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, 26 October 2005 11:56 p.m.
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>> Subject: Gelatin sizing/cyan/gum
>>
>>
>> I have exposed cyanotype prints and plan to coat these with a layer of
>> gelatin/hardener. How long should I wait before applying a gum
>> bichromate layer? Does the gelatin need to "season/set"?
>>
>> Thank you ! Anne
>>
>>
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Received on Mon Feb 13 08:44:53 2006