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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: mshea on February 10, 2011, 04:38:46 pm

Title: Large poly refill pages
Post by: mshea on February 10, 2011, 04:38:46 pm

Hi All,

I've started printing on the Harman by Hahnemühle 17 X 25 Gloss Baryta (love it). But I can't find any polyglass pages for them. The largest I've seen are the Itoya 18 X 24 and the Prat 18 X 24. Anyone know of a company making larger sizes?

Thanks,
Merrill

Title: Re: Large poly refill pages
Post by: na goodman on February 10, 2011, 05:26:50 pm

Try this company - http://www.clearbags.com/

Title: Re: Large poly refill pages
Post by: neile on February 10, 2011, 10:46:25 pm

Yup, clearbags.com is the way to go! I like getting the Protective Closure ("PC") variation so there's never any chance of closure glue getting on the prints.

Neil

Title: Re: Large poly refill pages
Post by: daws on February 10, 2011, 11:53:51 pm

My recommendation for bags (and anything else related to protecting, storing or shipping prints) is Archival Methods (http://www.archivalmethods.com/).

Title: Re: Large poly refill pages
Post by: mshea on February 11, 2011, 12:04:25 pm

Thanks for the input, folks! I'll probably go with Clearbags.

Merrill

Title: Re: Large poly refill pages
Post by: AFairley on February 11, 2011, 05:05:57 pm

Apologies for hijacking the thread, but...  Is there a downside to using bags for long-term storage?  Right now I store unmounted prints in archival boxes interleaved with tissue paper, but I'm about to run out of tissue paper, so wondering....  Bags would make handling easier.  Thanks.

Title: Re: Large poly refill pages
Post by: neile on February 11, 2011, 08:44:34 pm

Not that I'm aware of. The bags Clearbags.com sells are acid and lignin free.

Neil

Title: Re: Large poly refill pages
Post by: Alan Goldhammer on February 12, 2011, 07:46:20 am

Quote from: neile on February 11, 2011, 08:44:34 pm

Not that I'm aware of. The bags Clearbags.com sells are acid and lignin free.

Neil

The only possibility is putting prints that have not fully dried into a polybag.  Residual solvents would not have out gassed and there is some theoretical issue of their impact on the print.