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Re: [OM] Peter Lik again

Subject: Re: [OM] Peter Lik again
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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:58:30 GMT
Still got one of those - same size, 2 glazing plates. Use meths to clean it. 
The whole drying process does take a while but I don't know any other way to 
get a decent glossy surface on a fibre print (though I have to confess to using 
RC 90% of the time).

Cheers - Martyn



John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote :

> A heated dryer with ferrotyping surface were dogs to maintain.  The 
> surface had to be cleaned constantly or every surface defect and piece 
> of dirt would leave it's image on the glossy surface of the print. 
> IIRC, this involved polishing the chrome with Bon Ami soap.
> 
> 40 years ago, my dad gave me (2) 11x14  chromed metal sheets to do this 
> at home.  Ferrotyping by itself turned into an art form.  Squeegee the 
> wet F surface print onto the face of the metal sheet (after a final 
> quick soak in photo flo) and wait for it to dry and pop off.  That got 
> old pretty fast.  If you wanted a glossy print, this was the only way to 
> do it back then, before the introduction of off-white-base RC papers 
> with built in gloss.
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