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Thank you all for your valuable help. Very clear guidances.

I will try it in an Epson printer. It is a pigment four color model (XP214), very similar to a WF26XX or 27XX. I purchased it after having frustrating fading problems with Canon non-OEM dye prints and reviewing some good comments on the cheap four color pigment Epson printers in this excellent...

Dear All Could someone give detailed instructions about how to use print a layer of GO? I understand that it is necessary to substitute the black cartridge for a gloss one and, next, print a layer of Go. However, isn't true that the channel of the black cartridge is full of ink at the time...

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Dear All, I am considering to buy a Maxify. I am looking for a pigment printer that is easy to refill and can be also used for printing good quality photos. It will not be printing a lot. Is there any recommended model for that purpose? I made some investigations and there seems to be 3 lines...

Anyway, I am now doing experiments with the Epson XP line in order to use pigment ink instead of dye. Bronzing is now the villain. However, if I could identify a good technique against the fading problem I would go back to the Canon.

I am not an expert. I was surprised with the results obtained by "The Hat" with the laminated photo. I have learned from others that lamination is not a solution to the fading problem. However, it should (in theory at least) perform better than the naked one. My photo laminated with PVC film is...

Thank you. Also good explanations about the use of GO, which is obvious to the experienced ones but not to the newbies.

Hi All, Unfortunately, prints with non-OEM dye ink fade too quickly. In theory, I would be okay printing the photos that I hang on the wall every two/three years. However, the prints with non-OEM inks fade in three/four months, which is ridiculous. After, reading several posts in this great...

Very interesting thread. However, in relation to lamination I am getting different results. Four months ago I hang on a wall two pictures. Both printed on Canon photo paper glossy II with non-OEM ink. I put on one of them PVC film (kitchen type). The other is "naked". The naked shows now clear...

I tried with other cartridges and the behavior was the same. I cannot figure out what is happening. Somehow either the inlet is not able to suck the ink from the foam or it is not adequately touching it. I will try to eliminate the second guess with the pliers. If it does not work it means that...

Thank you. I removed the printhead some few times at the time that I was trying to make the cyan work. I also removed and cleaned the gasket (which was not too dirty). I also printed with and without the gasket but it did not work as well. What I have in my mind now is to pull part of the foam...

First of all, thanks for your help. Based on the posts above and your directions I tried very hard to fix the printer. I had no luck. I use refillable carts. I also had with me Canon cartridges and two new refillable from different makes. I tried all of them (and used a lot of ink) several...

Hello, After a paper jam my MX721 started to present a very odd printing behavior. It is all about the cyan. It is like an ink starvation but the cartridge is full (and, as I mentioned, this problem started immediately after a paper jam that happened below the printing head). I cleaned the...

Import is very expensive because of the freight and customs. Unfortunately, the workforces that are available in Brazil are only the big ones. I am seriously thinking about buying the ib4010 maxify from Canon. Is it easy to refill it? What do you know about its photo capabilities? As...

Hi All, After a lot of suffering with fading after printing photos with non-oem dye ink in Canons printers (Pixma line) I am willing to buy a pigment printer. Printing photos is a hobby. Therefore, some weeks I do not print much and others I do. I try, however, to print something once per week...

Dear All, very interesting thread. Currently I have Canons with refillable carts. Unfortunately, fading is very bad, which fact makes me look for other alternatives. Epson expression line is cheap and uses Durabrite carts. After reading this thread I am considering to buy an Epson XP214. It is a...

Thanks. Agree. We invest a lot of time and money in the dye printers but if it is not possible to mitigate the fading problem there isnt any sense in it. Pro 10 and its inks are not easily available ourside the EUA and EUR. What would be the other well proven alternatives (adaptations and other...

Thanks for your prompt help. I will have a look on the photo paper mentioned above. Do you have an idea how efficient it would be? Does anyone know which method is better and could provide details on it (lamination, spray, etc.)?

Dear All, Looking through the forum I could not find a precise response to my question. I have 2 printers with 250/251 cartridges. I refill them with Inktec, which is considered to be a well known brand for refilling purposes. Photos are nice when newly printed but they fade fast.. I...