Timeless

Released in March 2010, Timeless is a proprietary water-based, non-yellowing print varnish that has been developed to protect, preserve and enhance fine art and photographic prints produced on digital inkjet printers.  Timeless was developed to be a significant upgrade to the available print varnishes on the market today for the following reasons:

- Ease of Use:  there is no mixing required; the product is ready to use exactly as you receive it.  It is very easy to hand-roll and spray using HVLP.
- Extremely Fast Drying:  this product dries extremely fast, making it one of the most admired features of early users.
- Strong UV Protection
- Clear Finish: once dry, the coating is crystal clear.   
- When used with our Lyve Canvas, No Canvas Shrinkage Will Occur:  Timeless and Lyve were designed to optimize one another.  This benefit is not reproduce-able with any other canvas.
- Anti-fungals:  an important feature for high humidity environments.
- Incredible High Gloss:  Our gloss is extremely high and has already convinced glossy canvas users, who typically require an extremely high gloss, to switch to our Lyve Canvas and Timeless as their new and superior solution.
- Finally, a True Matte: The industry has been waiting too long for this.  It was very expensive to make, but we did it.  Try this on Fine Art Paper and display your prints without glass.

Timeless will enhance the color of pigmented and ultrachrome inks and increase resistance to scuffing and image fading. It will protect your expensive images against moisture and abrasion.  

Timeless can be applied using a hand roller (see our RollerFoam Kit) or via HVLP spray.    

We are recommending that all of our existing and new customers use Timeless due to all the additional benefits described above.  We will continue to offer Glamour 2 to all customers and have no plans to discontinue this successful product.  Due to the release of Timeless, we are only recommending Glamour 2 to specific customers with unique production environments and who appreciate that this laminate is supplied in a concentrate form with the requirement that water is added and mixed.  If you have any further questions about this please contact us.  

Hand Rolling Application Instructions
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VIDEO: Please click on "DETAILS" tab above to watch the video

HVLP Spray Coat Application Instructions
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If you would like to spray coat your prints using an HVLP system (high volume low pressure), we recommend the

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Color Management

Option I: Driver Settings

Difficulty Level: EASY
These settings are recommended for non-advanced printmakers who are not familiar with the more technical option of using icc profiles.

Epson Recommended Settings
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Canon Recommended Settings
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Option II: ICC Profiles

Difficulty Level: ADVANCED
These settings are recommended for advanced printmakers only who are familiar with and have used icc profiles when printing.

Option III: Manage Your Own Color Professionally

There is only one way to manage your color workflow and ensure that your prints meet your standards, and that is by managing your own color. First, your monitor must be calibrated. Then, the media you are using must be profiles for use with your specific printer. Even though we may be able to provide you with a generic icc profile for your printer model, every individual printer "drifts" from this and this is why a generic profile will never deliver 100% accurate results.

The good news is that Xrite, the global leader in color science, has made this easier and more affordable than ever with their Colormunki Photo product. Colormunki was designed specifically as a completely integrated color control solution for photographers and printmakers, so that you can get accurate screen to print color matching, every time. Please contact us today for more information or to purchase.

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