Blotter book leaves residue on the print

amellice · Apr 20, 2016

I have Delta 1 11x14 blotter book. Yesterday I tried it for first time, put the print face down on the blotter page, however this morning when I took the print out of the book, there were residue on the print!!!

can someone help and explain what's going on?

ac12 · Apr 20, 2016

You mean paper fibers?
Yeah I had that problem also.
What I did was to put the front of the paper against the non-stick sheet and the fiber side against the blotter paper. That kept the fibers off the front of the print.
I think there were less fibers as I used the book, the fibers being transferred to the back of the prints. Been a while, so I don't remember the details.
I also did not PRESS the blotter book with the prints inside, since in class we dry mounted the prints. That may have also been a reason I got less paper fibers on the front of the print.

amellice · Apr 20, 2016

I placed the print face down on the blotter paper as instructed by the manufacture. 12 hours later I took it off and the print kinda stick to the blotter and got this residue on it.

Slixtiesix · Apr 20, 2016

I have the D1 book as well and I like it a lot. However I got the same problem as you and like AC12 I solved it by putting the prints in with the emulsion side towards the parchment leaves. You should not apply too much pressure on the book when doing this, otherwise the structure of the parchment could show up on the prints! One essential thing to consider when using these drying books is that one should always give the print around an hour to air dry before putting it inside the book. There should be no water remaining on the prints, but it´s just okay when the emulsion still feels very slightly damp and sticky. Otherwise the pages of the book will become wavy and therefore useless. The less humidity in the prints, the less also the danger of fabric residues sticking to them.

cliveh · Apr 20, 2016

amellice said:
I have Delta 1 11x14 blotter book. Yesterday I tried it for first time, put the print face down on the blotter page, however this morning when I took the print out of the book, there were residue on the print!!!

can someone help and explain what's going on?

To avoid the problem, don't use a blotter book.

amellice · Apr 20, 2016

cliveh said:
To avoid the problem, don't use a blotter book.

I don't usually but I was printing in a school darkroom yesterday and I wanted to take the prints with me. When I print at home I air dry

bdial · Apr 20, 2016

If you're just using the blotter for transport of wet prints, take them out while still damp and let them finish drying out of the blotter.
Some papers are more prone to this than others, sometimes you can just brush the fibers off the dry print. If that doesn't work, a short re-wash should take care of it.
It helps to squeegee the prints first to get as much water out as possible before putting them into the blotter.

amellice · Apr 20, 2016

bdial said:
If you're just using the blotter for transport of wet prints, take them out while still damp and let them finish drying out of the blotter.
Some papers are more prone to this than others, sometimes you can just brush the fibers off the dry print. If that doesn't work, a short re-wash should take care of it.
It helps to squeegee the prints first to get as much water out as possible before putting them into the blotter.

I'll try that today, thanks

Ken Nadvornick · Apr 20, 2016

Another workaround is to first use a tack cloth to gently pat down the surface of the blotter pages. This removes any loose fibers along with any other debris that may have collected on the sheets.

Painters often use tack cloths to prep surfaces before applying paint. The above link shows tack sheets used to remove paper trimming dust. With gentle pressure none of the tack cloth stickiness residue will transfer to the blotter pages. They may therefore be freshly cleaned before each use.

Ken

amellice · Apr 21, 2016

Thanks guys for your help, I soaked the paper in water and used my thumb gently on the problematic area to remove the fibers

Blotter book leaves residue on the print

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