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Re: [Digital BW] Base for dye ink

2013-01-07 by Ernst Dinkla

On 01/06/2013 09:12 PM, Keith wrote:
> Based in the UK, I have just spent an age trying to find a source of Dow
> Butoxytriglycol to no avail.
>
> a) Does anyone know of a UK source.
>
> b) Could I use the normal base of;
> Glcerol
> Foto Flo
> Edwal LFN
> Water
>
> Keith Dugdale

OCP sells some alternatives for gloss enhancers like used in the Epson 
R1900 etc. I still use an OCP gloss enhancer for Kodak thermal head 
printers to mix HP pigment inks for HP thermal heads. That one is 
probably not suitable given the different viscosity used for thermal 
heads but I assume the R1900 one should be good. OCP pricing and 
availability in Europe is as good as it gets. I can get gallon size OCP 
cans if needed.


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