New ink fading test results by Aardenburg Imaging

[Ink stained Fingers]

all 3rd party dye inks walk off the paper much sooner than we’d like and that’s the plain facts.

oh well - I can tell you - it is even worse sometimes - it's like the inks are even running off and not just walking off.

But the focus of Aardenburg this time is more on the impact different media have - on the same printer - with the same pigment inks - e.g. with Lucia Pro inks on a Pro-1000 - results can differ by a factor of more than 10x depending on the paper type
https://www.aardenburg-imaging.com/spread-the-newsmedia-matters/

 

[The Hat]

results can differ by a factor of more than 10x depending on the paper type

But isn’t that what we’ve being saying here for years, and its only now somebody is starting to pay attention..

 

[The Hat]

I can tell you - it is even worse sometimes - it's like the inks are even running off and not just walking off.

Here’s something I can across yesterday , this road sign is about ten years old, printed with pigment ink on vinyl, I’m guessing and it didn’t last, in this case the Media obviously didn’t suite the ink that was been used either.. The red has completely disappeared..
click to enlarge..

 

[Ink stained Fingers]

could it be that such sign without the red egde has a different meaning - e.g. a minimum speed ? Or what is the legality of such sign which does not comply with the graphics requirements anymore - is it still valid - do you still have to comply? Questions - questions - I'm glad I'm not printing for outdoor applications - only mineral/anorganic pigments should be used in such case.

 

[The Hat]

could it be that such sign without the red egde has a different meaning

It means whoever did this were a bunch of cheap skates and shouldn’t be let near ANY printer, they obviously didn’t know what the Feck they were doing.. Fading what's that, O' that will be extra..

Well I reckoned it was inkjet, but if I was asked to do that job, I would have did it screen printing and done the job properly..

P.S. most just ignore the speed limits anyway..

 

[stratman]

most just ignore the speed limits anyway

60 Km/h for bicycles?

Ooh, I get it, you drive on the wrong side of the road.

Attractive road and countryside.

 

[palombian]

60 Km/h for bicycles?

Ooh, I get it, you drive on the wrong side of the road.

Attractive road and countryside.

Yes, they drive on the wrong side, but the speed limits are in km and you can pay in EUR .

 

[stratman]

Why I won't be driving in Ireland. Were these rules determined on the way home from the pub? And why are they driving against the arrows? Fer feck's sake, the arrow TIP is the direction of travel. Nuttier than a squirrel's cheeks in the fall.

 

[The Hat]

Were these rules determined on the way home from the pub?

When you’re coming back from the pub, you normally drive in the middle of the Feckin road, that way your never confused, and if you ever visit us @stratman, we can arrange a dedicated driver for you..

It takes years of training to drive on the Left..

 

[Ink stained Fingers]

Some news about tlhe fading and yellowing caused by optical brighteners

www.aardenburg-imaging.com/lilis-redux/