Failed attempt to print on Action canvas board...

[pharmacist]

Despite the good smooth surface that can cope the ink load the poster board was a few mm too thick to be accepted by my Epson SC-P900 and unfortunately causing head strikes (despite setting it to maximum platen gap):

Otherwise I could produce nice canvas photo boards that could be directly displayed.

 

[The Hat]

Otherwise I could produce nice canvas photo boards that could be directly displayed.

It’s a bitch when that happens..
Now for plan B..

 

[pharmacist]

Plan B: use the poster board as a frame and wrap the print over the poster board

 

[palombian]

I've found a pack with 7 A4 canvas paper from Action.
Took ink very well, but too small to wrap around a frame.

I am now exploring affordable paper on larger sizes.

Ordered this one:
https://www.amazon.com.be/-/nl/KOALA-vellen-glanzend-A3-fotopapier-inkjetprinter/dp/B07HKGD5PY?th=1

But found afterwards via this site:
https://www.welt.de/vergleich/fotopapier/
from the same brand for about the same price/page a 250g paper that claims to be RC:
https://www.amazon.com.be/-/nl/Koala-vellen-glanzend-fotopapier-inkjetprinter/dp/B08S69RCRQ?th=1

If the first one is cast paper I will sent it back.

 

[pharmacist]

According to the description it should be RC paper the second version, so like Sihl/Netbit paper. The price seems to be very economical to me and free shipping. The first version gives me a feeling it is cast paper, but report back because I would be interested to buy it too.

 

[palombian]

According to the description it should be RC paper the second version, so like Sihl/Netbit paper. The price seems to be very economical to me and free shipping. The first version gives me a feeling it is cast paper, but report back because I would be interested to buy it too.

Most probably, I ordered the 50 pack RC and cancelled the first order.

Since ink (even 3th party or expired OEM) costs more, I am not inclined to use cast paper in the future.

Although I made some very fair 35.5x58.4 cm posters on the A2 Canson 180g (pencil writable on the back) I found in my stock.

PS: this is just 6,5cm less wide than A2, why Canon could not make my printer a bit larger ?

 

[The Hat]

According to the description it should be RC paper

There are thiner poster boards covered in canvas, this week here in Lidl..
They have all sizes on sale, it might suite your needs.. keep a good eye out..

 

[palombian]

The Koala 250g glossy arrived, the package is only paper and was slightly cracked.
It is quoted 4 stars.

I opened it and happily enough only the first paper was slightly affected - no problem for profiling.

It is RC, but - as with almost all such papers - you can see the paper structure in reflection, and more than with better papers (even ALDI and Expertiz).
It is very white, but less again than 5 or more stars paper.

Gamut comparable with my other low cost RC papers (volume 1.332.614, deepest black L*=3).

I made a print and the final result (with CO) compares more to satin than glossy (as observed in the reviews).

To be continued.