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Model Forum / General / Models / August 2005Inkjet Decals and Epson DuraBrite Inks
Hi, Has anyone used any of the Inkjet wanterslide decal sheets with epson durabrite inks. With normal dyebased non water proof inks the sheet needs to be sprayed with varnish before adding the decal to the water. But Epson says the DuraBrite inks are water proof, so i was wondering does anyone know if they need to be sprayed with varnish before adding to the water. Thanks  Signature------------- Diecast Fire & Police Service Models Collection and Custom Conversions www.spinal.34sp.com > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Thanks I haven't tried making decals, but yes, the inks are fast when dry. I've dipped a print in water to check, and they really don't run. They also are reported to have good UV fade resistance too. I seem to recall that someone at one of the model sites was running a test on them but I'm not sure where it was now. - try a search at ARC or Hyperscale, Chek only one way to find out for sure, print a small decal and test in water, if the ink washes away, spray it > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thanks > only one way to find out for sure, print a small decal and test in water, if > the ink washes away, spray it [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >>Thanks i dont have a durabrite printer, but was thinking of buying the epson c66 which uses the durabrite inks to print the decals if the ink is as water proof as epson says it is. Signature------------- Diecast Fire & Police Service Models Collection and Custom Conversions www.spinal.34sp.com > i dont have a durabrite printer, but was thinking of buying the epson > c66 which uses the durabrite inks to print the decals if the ink is as > water proof as epson says it is. Is this ink any denser than regular inkjet ink? A major limitation has always been the opacity of inks when making decals for application to a dark surface. -Bill > i dont have a durabrite printer, but was thinking of buying the epson > c66 which uses the durabrite inks to print the decals if the ink is as > water proof as epson says it is. Consider buying an Epson R200 Photo. It's only $85 (I think that's what I paid for mine), you get a 5 color photo quality printer, it will also print on printable CD/DVD media, and you get to use the Durabrite inks as well. Very nice printer all around for the bux. I haven't tried printing any decals with it as of yet, but that wasn't really why I bought it. Signature- Rufus IIRC when Epson first brought out the Durabrite inks, Macworld magazine did a quick check on the inks. It was pouring down rain the day they got the printer, so they printed out a couple sheets of different types (text, photo, etc), took them outside and sat them in the rain. Then when the rain dried they left some of them to sit in the sun for awhile. Result: "No runs, no drips, no errors..." (oops, wrong product, but it works for the purposes of this post). 8-) For either the watersoaked prints, or the soaked-then-dried prints. Don McIntyre Clarksville, TN > IIRC when Epson first brought out the Durabrite inks, Macworld > magazine did a quick check on the inks. It was pouring down rain the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Don McIntyre > Clarksville, TN i have the epson c66. i got it from fry's as a refurb. i just did some decal work on a model. i used the clear decal sheet from "experts-choice" decal paper. it is item # 121. no prep for the paper was required. i did coat the decal after printing with microscale decal liquid which i brushed on and let dry. you could always use Future/Klear. now i did some some hazard lines that i scaned in that were yellow and black. i had to cut some white decal paper and apply it first, let dry, and then apply the hazard marking on top. should have simply used white decal paper and filled the area with a color similar to the models color. http://public.fotki.com/jackwendt/babylon_6/scratchbuilt/page2.html |
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