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Re: Epson R800 3MK: Safe to continue printing with empty color carts?

2008-12-25 by simongriffee

Success, so far!

I refilled the unused standard Epson color carts with distilled water bought from a farmacy, 
and refilled the MIS Associates ink cartridges in the Matte Black, Photo Black and Gloss 
Optimizer with Eboni ink and the beautiful tonality of the black and white prints coming out 
of this R800 printer has not changed!

Thanks again, Paul!!

Now, onto researching protective sprays to give the prints a protective coating. I am printing 
onto Epson Matte Heavyweight for proofs and Hahnem�hle Photo Rag 308 for finished prints 
for now and also have a pack of the Hahnem�hle Bamboo 290 which I have not tried yet. 
Does anyone have any suggestions on protective sprays to use which give the prints a gloss 
sheen and do not diminish their archival qualities?

Cheers, Simon

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