Re: Heat, ink & photo paper

["Robert Snow" <rssnow@1starnet.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: D. St. James <saintj@execpc.com>
To: <epson-inkjet@leben.com>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: Heat, ink & photo paper


> Does anyone have any experience using Epson OEM inks, Kodak photo paper
> and heat press mounting using Seal's Colormount at 195 degrees? I have a
> problem with the inks coming off on the release paper. I can cold mount
> these,  but heat mounting is so much easier and problem free - no
> bubbles or separations down the road like you can get with sprays.
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Diane


Diane:

I have had no problems mounting Epson's Photo Paper or Konica QP using
Colormount.  I have never liked the behavior of the Kodak papers with Epson
inks, so have never tried mounting them.  I have mounted several other papers
with no problems, but you should not try the Canon or Epson Glossy Films if I
remember correctly.  They just don't 'stick'.

The Kodak papers do not seem to me to absorb Epson inks well, so I would guess
that this is what you are seeing...ink that simply stays on the paper surface,
then transfers in part to the release paper.

Try some Epson Photo Paper just to verify my experience.  I have prints hanging
all over the house testing 'fade' from mounting or laminating...some behind
glass, some not.

bob snow

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