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I have quite a few 10x8 pigment ink prints , The makers suggest not touching them for 24 hours after printing, They also say the surface is sticky .
Any suggestions on storing these , I would also like to be able to see them regularly, I was thinking back to back prints in a ring binder but am worried about
The prints sticking to the sleeves ?
 
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Hey, don't rush us, ok? It's a niche request.

I've never had sticky prints, though some of the rougher 'art' papers are more vulnerable to abrasion damage. What printer, what lab, what paper?

About the storage format, I still have some 'everyday' prints of personal interest in ring binders, but there's something a bit clunky about the metal rings, how the pages can turn awkwardly and how the punched holes are an inelegant aesthetic intrusion- for 10x 8s have you thought about a plain archival box with the prints either naked or sleeved in crystal-clear polyester (eg Secol) - one print per sleeve rather than back to back? That way you could lift them out & spread them out on a table, like being your own curator, and it's a purer solution. Ring binders are so .... office. A bit unpleasant for art. Leave them to the solicitors.

Apologies to any solicitors present. ;-)
 
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The presentation boxes I mentioned come in depths from shallow to deep, and may be covered in a black cloth. There are plain card boxes too if you want just storage.

Where to get such stuff - I haven't bought any for a while? Silverprint is long gone & lamented. Try PEL - ( https://www.preservationequipment.com/Catalogue/Archival-Storage/Photographic-Storage )

And Secol ( https://www.secol.co.uk/products/pockets__covers__folders__and_sleeves?sc=0 ) sell directly - I know this doesn't address any 'stickiness' issue ... if it is an issue? Indeed when framing prints, the mount separates the print surface from the glass which avoids it.
 
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