Hi,
Tired with glass and water tape air drying, I've given a try to the print dryer. I bought unused and built like a tank East German Ideal-D unit which looks like this:
Now, since this device does not have any temperature control I fitted power regulation unit and now I'm able to set it for 60, 75, whatever centigrade. The glazing foils are never used and everything is ready for operation.
Firstly I've tried matte setting - I warmed up the heater to 75 centigrade, put a print on the heating plate directly and closed down cloth cover. 3-4 minutes later, I opened it, noticed that the print is stuck to the cloth and almost dry, so I unstuck it, put again on the plate and dried further minute. The print was dry, but the edges curled significantly. Now I'd like to try glazed procedure, but have two questions for practitioners:
1. What could I have done wrong in the matte procedure - why the edges are curled - have I dried it for too long? The format is 24x30 cm if that is of any relevance.
2. How should I proceed with glossy prints? I have a rubber roller, I've got Tetenal Mirasol, and I have some idea how should I proceed, but I need some practical hints to do this in a right way.
Any comments, hints and suggestions are utmost appreciated.
Kal800
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