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Here are four Sample sheets that were printer on the same day five weeks ago
to highlight the different results than can be got from your paper and inks.
I used plain copy paper and standard glossy paper, the cheapest I could get and exposed them
to UV light (Sunshine) in a south facing window for 31 days.
A is the original print on copy paper held back with no exposure to UV light.
B was also printed on copy paper but had been exposed for 4 weeks to the UV light.
The A and B samples used exactly the same inks i.e. coloured dye and pigment black.
C was printed on Glossy paper with the same 4 week exposure but used all dye inks. (No Pigment)
The D sample was printed on copy paper with the 4 week exposure also but used all pigment inks. (No Dye)
All the colours were printed using Image Specialists ink both dye /pigment, the only exception was that KMP pigment black
which was used to print the plain copy paper A & B samples.
This test was just to show that some inks can and do fade when exposed to UV light and these affects can be minimised
by altering which type of paper or ink that is used, regardless of which brand of ink you use whether it is 3rd party or OEM.
So the moral of this story is you can get great long term results if you choose the right paper for the right situation
or alter your inks for the extra longevity if its required, the choice is simply a personal one and not wrote in stone.
Foot Note:-
I reckon I am using the best inks available at present and would recommend them to anyone who loves to print every day,
therere not the cheapest inks around but you can achieve beautiful prints every time at a fraction of the cost of OEM ink.
Happy Printing..
to highlight the different results than can be got from your paper and inks.
I used plain copy paper and standard glossy paper, the cheapest I could get and exposed them
to UV light (Sunshine) in a south facing window for 31 days.
A is the original print on copy paper held back with no exposure to UV light.
B was also printed on copy paper but had been exposed for 4 weeks to the UV light.
The A and B samples used exactly the same inks i.e. coloured dye and pigment black.
C was printed on Glossy paper with the same 4 week exposure but used all dye inks. (No Pigment)
The D sample was printed on copy paper with the 4 week exposure also but used all pigment inks. (No Dye)
All the colours were printed using Image Specialists ink both dye /pigment, the only exception was that KMP pigment black
which was used to print the plain copy paper A & B samples.
This test was just to show that some inks can and do fade when exposed to UV light and these affects can be minimised
by altering which type of paper or ink that is used, regardless of which brand of ink you use whether it is 3rd party or OEM.
So the moral of this story is you can get great long term results if you choose the right paper for the right situation
or alter your inks for the extra longevity if its required, the choice is simply a personal one and not wrote in stone.
Foot Note:-
I reckon I am using the best inks available at present and would recommend them to anyone who loves to print every day,
therere not the cheapest inks around but you can achieve beautiful prints every time at a fraction of the cost of OEM ink.
Happy Printing..
