Ink fading on prints

[MileHiJudy@aol.com]

At Mile High we originally were selling only to large format print 
applications, which means these prints were going in a variety of places, non 
of them being in dimly lit rooms.  We have found that the worst enemy of dye 
based inks (which Epson, Illford and Lysonic inks all are) are chemicals.  
Even fumes can degregate the ink drastically.  We had one print that all the 
cyan and magenta disappeared.  We finally found out that this print was 
shipped FedEx and the box was sitting close to the exhaust of a jet engine 
while being loaded. Other identical prints were sent via mail and were fine.  
Cleaning chemicals and fumes will attack the ink also we had a banner ruined, 
it was hanging in the atrium of an office building, the fumes from the 
cleaning solutions used faded the ink quite rapidly.  So the moral to the 
story is protection for any print printed with dye based ink is a good idea, 
unless it is not  going to be exposed to sunlit or any chemicals at all 
(museum conditions)


	Have a colorful day

	Judy
	Mile High Engineering Supply, your inkjet specialists
	1-800-666-6602

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