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Drytacs giclee coating recommended for use with Fredrix canvas
Tuesday 30. June 2009 - Drytacs aqueous coating for fine art and giclee prints has been approved for use with the Tara Materialss Fredrix inkjet canvas to improve appearance, durability, flexibility and fade resistance. The EnduraCoat Giclee aqueous coating was tested on fine art prints done on Fredrix 777 Vivid Canvas in customer field tests.
Delia Bradford Fine Arts in Carmel, CA is a print shop specializing in photography and fine art reproduction. The shop uses a wide-format Canon IPF series printer and an Epson 9800 to print on Fredrix canvas and then liquid coats the prints using Drytacs AFC1600 aqueous flood coater and EnduraCoat Giclee coating.
“Weve had extremely marvelous results coating Fredrix canvas using our AFC1600 and the EnduraCoat Giclee coating,” says Delias Fine Art Co-owner Rick Forschino. “Liquid coating adds flexibility to the canvas to prevent cracking,” says Forschino. “It also adds a gloss and scratch resistance to the prints, he adds.
EnduraCoat Giclee contains a blend of acrylic and non yellowing urethane polymers to give coated prints flexibility. The giclee coating also contains UV absorbers and light stabilizers to increase durability and increase fade resistance for giclee prints. Drytacs EnduraCoat Giclee is available in gloss or satin matte finishes.
Coatings in Drytacs EnduraCoat aqueous coating line can be applied by hand with a roller, paint pad, airless sprayer or brush as well as with Drytacs AFC aqueous liquid coaters.