I am a new user of Bienfang release paper in the dry mounting of fiber black and white prints. I'm using an old Seal Commercial 200 dry mount press; have replaced the foam pad and adjusted the pressure to what seemed right, without any experience to guide me. I keep the temperature at the level recommended by the tissue I'm using--never more than 180 to 225 degrees.
The system seems to work ok, but the Bienfang release paper I'm using develops ripples after one or two uses and has to be discarded. I believe it should last longer than that; is there something I ought to be doing that I'm not? Could the wrong pressure adjustment account for the wrinkling, and how would I fix that? The paper is expensive to go through it at that rate.
I keep coming across people who use kraft paper against the print instead of release paper. Is this recommended?
tnx
Warren
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