Digital BW, The Print

You could try them...I know that the old MIS Perpetuals were ok with  
coatings.  I was never able to get profiles that I was happy with for  
any of the 3rd party color inks...but this would solve your water  
resistance problem.  May want to ask this question on the archival  
color list.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/archivalcolor

Robert


On Monday, August 4, 2003, at 09:22  AM, Ed Mathews wrote:

> Thanks for the info.  Unfortunately, I just got a decent 1280 (third  
> one
> under warranty - this one appears to work OK), and another new printer
> is not in my plans at this time.  So should I use the MIS aftermarket
> carbon inks?  Will that accept the coatings without ruining the print?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed Mathews X3025.
> Douron, Inc. 410-363-2600.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert Morrison [mailto:rmorrison@...]
>> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 12:04 PM
>> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Coating dye inks on matt paper
>>
>>
>> Get rid of the dyes, they aren't water fast and will only lead to
>> agrivation with the coatings.  You could try spraying with Krylon
>> UV-resistant spray first to seal them, then use a PUR to seal from
>> water...but why go to all that trouble with dyes...they are only
>> temporary anyway.  A rod won't make any difference, your problem is
>> that the dyes aren't water-fast to begin with. You would be
>> much better
>> off using a 2200 with the Ultrachromes...if you are trying to
>> get water
>> fastness.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, August 3, 2003, at 06:09  PM, Ed Mathews wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>      I'm using standard Epson Inks on my 1280.  I bought a can of
>>> Lumijet Imageseal ($20.00!).  It turned my BO print a weird shade of
>>> green and darkened everything to the point of being totally
>>> unacceptable.  But the ugly print was indeed waterproof after that.
>>>      So as another experiment, today I went to a local
>> craft store and
>>> bought a water-based PUR varnish, brushed it on, and all
>> the ink ran
>>> and
>>> bled into the white parts of the print.  Although again the
>> ugly print
>>> was waterproofed after that.
>>>      Will using a rod to apply this stuff not affect the
>> inks, or is it
>>> a matter of needing to use a carbon based ink to begin
>> with?  What am I
>>> missing here?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ed
>>> http://lightandsilver.com
>
>
>
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