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I just finished printing on Ilford FB Matte. The curl is more than I expected. What can I do to get this ready for matting. Thanks Dick

Dick,

There are many ways of flattening fiber based paper. For me, an old fashioned print dryer (glazer) is the best way to go. Be sure to put the paper on the steel plate emulsion side facing down for glossy and emulsion side facing canvas for mate or semi-mate.

Glazers cannot be used with RC paper, so they have kinda shifted out of fashion. It's quite difficult to find a new one nowadays, but you should be able to get a second hand one for a few bucks. Here is one of the last few models for sale on Freestyle Photographic supplies:



For alternative methods, check these threads on Photo.net:

http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=008rRb

http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=000PPh

http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=002Vpm

Cheers,

Sebastien

Dante
Thanks for the info for drying/flattening FB paper.
Dick

You're very welcome, Dick, but the name is Sebastien, not Dante

The real Dante is there.

Cheers,

Sebastien

Thank you Sebastian