I'm aware that modern pigment inks retain their colour and tonality a lot longer than dye based inks. However right now I don't have a pigment based printer. What I was wondering is if anybody here has tried taking the same approach to your dye based inks that artists/painters take to their paintings and spray an anti UV and water repellent solution over top your work? I'm interested to know if there are any caveats (e.g. need to bump exposure in print to offset a darkening from a spray ). Has anybody tried anything like this? Thanks, Tom.
I've used such a coating on my canvases from my dye-based Canon Pro-100. Works great! I don't think the phrase "a lot longer than dye based inks" is valid anymore.
Have you tried it on anything other than canvas? I'm thinking such as baryta photorag and somerset velvet fine art papers...
Premier Print Shield is what I would try. I use it over pigment inks on baryta and fine art papers. I have no experience with dye inks. Worth a try. I do nothing to the exposure. To my eyes, it does not change the lightness or darkness of the print nor does it seem to add or subtract glossiness. Again, pigment inks here.
