Digital BW, The Print

Op 16-12-2010 20:37, Paul schreef:

> I think there are actually a lot of markets where this advanced  dye
> may be the best.  Consider the rub-off problem of books printed  with
> pigments.  I suspect the dyes can solve this problem.  Wilhelm rates
> Claria dyes are over 200 years of dark storage.

While the rub off certainly could be less an issue with Claria, I wonder 
whether there are dual sided papers that will create the same conditions 
for the inks that they give equivalent Wilhelm ratings.  Dye inks are 
still not as waterproof as pigment inks on suitable coatings. What did 
you have in mind; matte coated papers, uncoated matte papers, satin 
coated papers? With dye inks the last two performed best on 
fading/archival tests.

Some years ago we shared a suspicion that Claria is somewhere in between 
dye and pigment if the colorants are considered. Has that changed for 
you? Not that it matters if it prints like dye ink, behaves like dye 
ink, looks like dye ink.

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Met vriendelijke groeten,   Ernst

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