PhotoRoy6@aol.com wrote: > No the UV spray doesn't do anything to the matte. My next step is to try a > gloss spray on the matte paper. I have sprayed thermal wax matte prints with a > gloss or semigloss spray and they have become glossy. The blacks really > pick up when sprayed and give the pictures a lot of feeling of depth. I never > got a super gloss finish like the Premium gloss paper produces but got more a > finish like the photo paper. My feeling is that the detail will still be better > on the Premium Gloss paper but if it turns orange my customers won't like me. > If the sprayed matte works well enough then I would have better color depth on > a 25 year paper. Thanks for your reply. I think I will take some of the Premium prints and matte prints that I have and see how the glossy spray looks on them. I know it will void the Wilhelm tests but it should take care of the Ozone problem. I seem to recall Michael Greer has done a lot of spraying on his prints. I don't recall which printer, paper ink combo he was using though. I wonder if he has any recommendations? Michael, if you see this, you might feel some gratification since you were being criticized for this practice. ;-) Maybe Epson could come up with a recommendation for this though it might take a while since doing it properly would involve doing some Wilhelm tests with different sprays on Premium paper. If they could come up with a spray that doesn't shorten the life of the print and doesn't detract from the appearance, I would be satisfied with this solution for me. <warm smile> Rich - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.