Anyone seen anything like this before? I have been using Eco Print Shield on my Monet canvas prints for a while now and have had good results. My only complaint has been when I cut the finished canvas the edges flake a bit so I have been bending edges around gallery wraps and mounts to Gatorboard and all was well.
My last run of 10 prints all cracked terribly when I wrapped them around the edge of the Gatorboard! Ughhh. I did 2 layers of gloss, then a layer of satin as usual. The only differences in how I processed that comes to mind is that it is cold in my basement where I roll on the print shield. I also noticed that the Satin had become the consistency of a runny paste, not the water like consistency it has been before. It still rolled on fine and looks great- before folding at least!
I am going to try diluting the Print Shield today and see if that helps- I had found in the past that this wasn't necessary so use it straight out of the bottle. I noticed something odd when peeling up the tape that holds the print down when coating- as I peeled it up, the coating that had been on the tape flaked into tiny salt grain like crystals as I pulled it up. The satin coating seemed especially fragile.
Anyone else see this before or have any ideas?
Thanks