RE: Tissue coating issue.

Matt,

I think you'll find the clearprint much easier to work with than Wyndstone.
And the sensitizer will not go through the paper.

Kerik

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Baily [mailto:info@creativefauna.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 9:15 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Tissue coating issue.
>
> Kerik.
>
> It's a large stack of paper we have had laying around at the
> press for some time. I am not sure what it is. It is machine
> made and fairly translucent. It prints really nicely but
> sucks the emulsion straight through. I have not tried the
> clearprint, but have experimented with wyndestone and found
> it very wrinkly to coat and the batch I bought had a lot of
> black specks appearing (Don't worry I checked the sensitizer
> on cranes - no specks - so it was the paper not undissolved
> metal salts). Does the clearprint wrinkle as much?
>
> I will try the cloth coating method that the other kind reply
> suggested.
>
> Thanks for the replies.
>
> Matt
>
>
> On 13 Jul 2006, at 13:25, Kerik wrote:
>
> > What paper are you using? Consider trying another paper like
> > Clearprint 100% Rag Drafting Vellum.
> >
> > Kerik Kouklis
> > www.Kerik.com
> >
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am having some issues coating a tissue paper. The paper is so
> >> absorbent the emulsion soaks straight through. Does anyone have a
> >> simple size method that will work well with a palladium
> (small amount
> >> platinum) emulsion? I was thinking of trying some
> Polyvinyl alcohol
> >> in the emulsion to beef it up a bit as well. Also, how many drops
> >> would you consider normal for coating an area of 11x15?
> >>
> >> Hope someone can help. Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> Matt Baily
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
Received on 07/16/06-09:23:18 AM Z