Digital BW, The Print

Due to Paul's help, and others on this list, I finally have my 7600
up-and-running.  Thank you! I haven't been able to print my black and white
work for a long time, and I'm very excited about making some prints.

Today I made my first big print, approximately 22x27" on Epson HPN.  It
looks very good, although there is one flaw.  In a very light area of sky,
there's a small speck of black ink.  Is there any way to minimize or fix
this other than making another print?

Regards,
Peter


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I have had printers "spit" on the paper, and from what I can tell, it's
probably foam in the line that usually causes it.  Also, if  the carts are
over-filled  the printer  might spit out ink.   If the inks had just been
loaded either of  these causes  might apply.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 10:27 AM, pdesmidt tds.net <pdesmidt@...> wrote:

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> Due to Paul's help, and others on this list, I finally have my 7600
> up-and-running. Thank you! I haven't been able to print my black and white
> work for a long time, and I'm very excited about making some prints.
>
> Today I made my first big print, approximately 22x27" on Epson HPN. It
> looks very good, although there is one flaw. In a very light area of sky,
> there's a small speck of black ink. Is there any way to minimize or fix
> this other than making another print?
>
> Regards,
> Peter
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Can the spot be abraded off, say with a razor blade, in a way that won't
leave a mess?  It's a really small spot.  I'll give it a try, I guess, as
there's nothing to lose. In the old days, I'd just get out the iodide
bleach.

The cartridges aren't too full, but I did take them out and agitate them a
day ago, and so perhaps that was the problem.


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Try spotting the spot with your choice of ink like one would with  
traditional photo prints. Or try Faber-Castell 6 set Pitt artist pen  
shades of grey (brush tips). These are India ink (pig), waterproof,  
smudge-proof and lightfast and acid-free, part #167104, about $12./17.  
They have worked for me.

Regards,
Marvin