Quote Originally Posted by Xia_Ke
Thanks guys Stupid question on the squeegee. I've scratched negatives using them. I plan on doing glossy prints. Will I run into any scratching problems with the squeegee? Should I squeegee the back of the print?
As long as you put it on a nice clean flat surface, face down, and squeegee the back, it should be fine. Just don't slide it around too much. I never had a problem. Of course, you shouldn't be too rough with it, because it will tear easier than RC.

I will tell you though, fiber glossy prints are not as glossy as RC or inkjet. They look more like pearl finish on other types of prints and if you get matte, it is really dull...like plane paper.

The resin coating on RC paper generally makes it shinier, stronger, and less absorbent than fiber. It exposes, develops, washes, and dries a little bit faster than RC. But, there's just something about the look of fiber prints.

This is all just technical junk that will make perfect sense once you've done it a few times. The hard part is getting the exposure, contrast, and dodging and burning, the way you want it. And that's more or less the same.