@acavan They do seem clear of the severe coating issues on the KM plates but since they don't have that slip coating they seem much more sensitive to environmental moisture, and can develop a motting across the entire plate if they are in a humid environment too long. The PM plates are also almost impossible to get in the USA, I had to have some shipped from Australia. So the search for the perfect polymer plate continues...
@nimbledave Thank you for sharing all your hard won insights. I’ve been using Charbonnel’s 55981 but I’m going to run out and get a tube each of 55985 and Soft Black and see how I fare. Having just switched to WS73s, I think I’ll try to resist another plate switch and recalibration for now.
@acavan certainly! There is a pretty active facebook group of photogravure practitioners here as well: https://www.facebook.com/groups/858162113302002
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