Well Jerry that youcoyld not be bothered nor do you like glossy prints is a whole different matter from what I was responding to, namely that one can spray glossy prints and keep the glossy finish. -----Original Message----- From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com [mailto:owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com]On Behalf Of Jerry Olson Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 2:38 PM To: epson-inkjet@leben.com Subject: Re: New to list Laurie, I can't imagine doing this. I couldn't be bothered, and I really dislike glossy prints. Unless someone is paying you thousands of dollars for the picture and wants it that way, I just can't see it. We mere mortals balk at spending more than a dollar for a sheet of paper! Jerry Laurie Solomon wrote: > > No it is not an early or any other kind of April fools or otherwise joke. > You spray the mounted prints and then with fine sandpaper finely sand the > lacquer layer so as to rough it up so that it will accept another layer of > gloss lacquer spray. After a number of layers you have both a protected > print and a high gloss print that has been sprayed. That is what many APA > members do to prepare their prints for submission to the various state, > regional, and national APA photographic print competitions. It works with > traditional wet photographic prints and I see no reason why it would not > work with inkjet prints as long as they are not soluble or become runny due > to the spraying. > > In short you are not harshly sanding the print emulsion or original ink > accepting layer but lightly sanding the lacquer layers except for the very > last layer which one does not sand. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com > [mailto:owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com]On Behalf Of Jerry Olson > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 10:16 PM > To: epson-inkjet@leben.com > Subject: Re: New to list > > Sandpaper my prints? Is this an early April fool's joke? :) > > Jerry > > Laurie Solomon wrote: > > > > Not really true Jerry. You can mount the print and spray it with several > > thin fine coats of glossy spray sanding with fine sandpaper in between > each > > coat until you build up a good glossy lacqure finish on the print. Ut is > a > > lot of work; but it is what they do for compitions in the APA. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com > > [mailto:owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com]On Behalf Of Jerry Olson > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 11:07 AM > > To: epson-inkjet@leben.com > > Subject: Re: New to list > > > > And who would want to spray a glossy print? It would no longer be very > > glossy! > > > > Jerry > > > > Todd Flashner wrote: > > > > > > > They now have the new Generation 5 inks available, which is the latest > > > > version. They can be used on resin coated and glossy papers, as well > as > > > > fine art papers. Tested to over 100 Years. > > > > > > I was disappointed to learn that on glossy papers the Gen 5 inks are > still > > > prone to black rub off, and they recommend spraying. Jeez, if one color > > rubs > > > off it's still rub off isn't it, and you're still stuck spraying. In > light > > > of that I think they are being overly optimistic about the inks > > > compatibility with glossy papers. > > > > > > Todd > > > > > > - > > > Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate > > > subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. > > - > > Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate > > subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. > > > > - > > Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate > > subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. > - > Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate > subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. > > - > Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate > subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.