- Remove all the tape that was used for packaging. Even the smallest piece can find its way to your print and damage the surface or affect the PH of the paper.
- Handle the print only by the edges, preferably with clean white cotton gloves. The oils from you hands can affect the PH of the paper and reduce the archival qualities. Fingerprints on dark areas will show up as sheen.
- Keep moisture or condensation from getting on the print. Although the ink is somewhat water resistant, water can still cause damage. A water drop on the print surface will be permanently visible when dry.
- When framing, use only archival (acid-free) supplies. Wood frames treated with chemicals or paints can omit harmful gases that can attack the ink and paper.
- Do not use the cardboard materials your print arrives in for long-time storage, they are not archival.
- For maximum print longevity frame your print behind UV resistant glass.
- Exhibiting a print in constant bright sunlight, or in a setting that might have chemical outgassing such as from freshly painted walls may cause fading or discoloration.
- Ask your framer for an archival framing solution.
