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Was: Making yourown flushing cartridges; JET DRY

2008-12-02 by scott_now_coming

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" 
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> Duane wrote:
> 
> > I believe Tilex has changed the formulation ...
> > it now has tetrapotassium EDTA listed ...
> > It's surfactant was alkyl polyglycoside along with 
> > the isopropyl alcohol. Both in a range of 1 to 5%.
> 
> > Interestingly enough, a search on this surfactant led to studies
> > showing that it functioned in much the same way as the polymer
> > coatings you mentioned the other day, when used in small
>> > ...  The ink now drains completely into the bottom and no
> > longer leaves any residue on the side of the bottle. 
> 
> Interesting.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>

Paul,


Do you think Jet-Dry would work as a surfactant? It has a nonionic 
chemical I believe is polyoxyethylene, which I also belive is the 
same as polyoxyethyl alcohol used in Photo-Flo 200.

I bet Jet Dry would work at least as well as PF 200.

Scott

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