'Ink jet spray'? 55 Responses

Last post: 3 months, 4 weeks ago | Thread started: Aug 7, 08, 12:48 p.m.

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• detritus

  er... bear with me - is there any kind of 'spray' or 'stuff' I can apply to materials to make them ink-jet print compatible?

  Say I have a sheet of plastic, and want to print on it somewhere, I'd like to add 'something' to it, so that when I stick it through the printer, the ink sticks like paper and doesn't run.

  There must be something, either an official product, or a bodge - as you can get that shit to print on, to iron onto T-shirts, which is kind of the same deal..

  Aug 7, 08, 12:48 p.m. – Permalink

• tesmith

  Don't think so but would like to find out. We use an HP6100Z which requires a "universal" coating and has drastically reduced the number of substrates we can use. Kickass printer though!

  

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  Dog-earAug 7, 08, 12:52 p.m. – Permalink

• horton

  if it's a DIY job and you're up for some experiments i might suggest giving this a try, worth a shot:

  

  • Ta-daa! *whoops of applause*
    As so very often, Horton, I am in debt to you and your knowledge. Mucho Merci!– detritus1/2

    no prob... can't confirm this works... but i do know it helps with airbrush ink.– horton2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 7, 08, 1:46 p.m. – Permalink

• epete22

  what about a transfer? Why inkjet? money?

  

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  Dog-earAug 7, 08, 3:13 p.m. – Permalink

• detritus

  Mockups for projects.

  I'm currently printing on an awkward material, then over-painting in white, then want to print on top of that - it's the white bit I'm having problem getting the printer ink to adhere to.

  I'll have a dig around for the krylon product above, but if anyone in the UK knows of a similar product, I'd appreciate it.

  

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  Dog-earAug 8, 08, 3:41 a.m. – Permalink

• thebottlerocket

  You could possibly print on a 'contact' type film material, like safmat, and then lay that down over what you are working on.

  http://www.letraset.com/design/s…

  • *squints* Yup. That'd definitely work. Dang. Why couldn't you have told me about that stuff 7 years ago?– detritus

  

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  Dog-earAug 8, 08, 3:58 a.m. – Permalink