Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

Thanks very much for sharing your evaluation and expectations of the 
new base inks, and I'll look forward to hearing about your findings 
as you're able to work with the balance of the UT dilutions. I'll 
still got quite a bit of UT2 "old stock", but I must admit I'm very 
tempted to place an order for a set of inks with the new base ;>)

I hope your 7600 comes back to life without having to resort to 
a "service call", because as you probably know, unless you personally 
know a good tech their prices are quite astronomical and inversely 
proportionate to their ability to effectively repair these machines.

My experience is more with the 7000 and 9000 machines (my 9600 has 
been running without a hitch for a couple of years now, knock wood); 
however, if there's any way I can help please let me know...

Thanks again, Paul.
Richard
  

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Richard,
> 
> You wrote:
> 
> > I'm using the UT2 inkset with Ebony in a 1280 and mixing
> > the two dark grays instead of using PK(N) when printing on Premium
> > Luster and Semimatte. However, I still see enough bronzing and 
gloss
> > differential that a finish coat of Premier Art spray is necessary.
> 
> > If I were to print with this same configuration but using the new
> > base inks, would expect it to work but am wondering if I will see 
the
> > same reduction in bronzing and gloss differential that you're 
seeing
> > on the C86 with PK?
> 
> I hope the UT2 inkset shows the same improvement.  I did test the 
new LM and
> LC, and they show the same improvement.   I have not been able to 
test the
> dark UT2 and UT7 grays, but I'll be working with similar dilutions 
soon and
> see how they look.  I expect the same improvement.  (I'll test the 
UT7 as
> soon as I figure out how to get my 7600 running again -- or pay the 
big
> bucks probably needed for fixing it.)
> 
> So far, from what I've seen, I'm just assuming the improvements 
will be
> across the board.  Not all papers will benefit equally, but I think 
there
> will be enough that do that we'll be in very good shape when it 
comes to
> "glossy" paper printing. 
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
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