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Anything you can spray on a "normal" cd to allow inkjet printing?
In a quest to use gear in ways the manufacturer says you can't, anyone know
of or tried some aerosol product you could lightly mist on the label side of a CD/DVD to allow printing on an inkjet printer with direct CD/DVD printing capability and that for sure won't cause any damage? Yes, I know they make labels as well as discs with printable surfaces, I'm just curious. |
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Anything you can spray on a "normal" cd to allow inkjet printing?
Doc wrote:
In a quest to use gear in ways the manufacturer says you can't, anyone know of or tried some aerosol product you could lightly mist on the label side of a CD/DVD to allow printing on an inkjet printer with direct CD/DVD printing capability and that for sure won't cause any damage? Yes, I know they make labels as well as discs with printable surfaces, I'm just curious. Curiosity killed the cat. Satisfaction brought it back. "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." --Mark Twain lou |
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Anything you can spray on a "normal" cd to allow inkjet printing?
Doc wrote: In a quest to use gear in ways the manufacturer says you can't, anyone know of or tried some aerosol product you could lightly mist on the label side of a CD/DVD to allow printing on an inkjet printer with direct CD/DVD printing capability and that for sure won't cause any damage? Sand. But does it come in an aerosol can? Just keep it off the writing surface of the disk. What happens when you use an inkjet on a non-inkjet surface? Does the ink run? Never dry? Maybe someone makes a different ink cartridge that you could use. Nothing could be cheaper or more reliable than getting blanks with the right printing surface, but I know you want to experiment. So experiment. |
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Anything you can spray on a "normal" cd to allow inkjet printing?
My guess -- and this is only a guess -- that the spray fixative sold in
art-supply stores would probably work. |
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Anything you can spray on a "normal" cd to allow inkjet printing?
"Doc" wrote in message nk.net... In a quest to use gear in ways the manufacturer says you can't, anyone know of or tried some aerosol product you could lightly mist on the label side of a CD/DVD to allow printing on an inkjet printer with direct CD/DVD printing capability and that for sure won't cause any damage? Damage to what? An out of balance CD going at 56x speed can do quite a lot. Best avoid anything on your Cds. |
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Anything you can spray on a "normal" cd to allow inkjet printing?
"Doc" wrote in message
nk.net In a quest to use gear in ways the manufacturer says you can't, anyone know of or tried some aerosol product you could lightly mist on the label side of a CD/DVD to allow printing on an inkjet printer with direct CD/DVD printing capability and that for sure won't cause any damage? White Latex paint? I suspect that commercial CDs receive their printable coatings via offset printing or something like it. A cheap-but-dirty way to evenly distribute coatings on CDs is to spin them around a precise axis. I did say dirty, right? ;-) |
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Anything you can spray on a "normal" cd to allow inkjet printing?
"Arny Krueger" wrote in message ... "Doc" wrote in message nk.net In a quest to use gear in ways the manufacturer says you can't, anyone know of or tried some aerosol product you could lightly mist on the label side of a CD/DVD to allow printing on an inkjet printer with direct CD/DVD printing capability and that for sure won't cause any damage? White Latex paint? Since posting this I tried matte-white spray paint shot in several mist coats from about 1 foot above the disc. The column of paint by the time it hits the disc is a bit larger than the disc and thereby seems to give even coverage. My guess is it won't affect the balance. Of course, my guess could be wrong. :-0 The paint seems to grab the ink and absorb it, which is the problem with printing on the slick plastic surface of the CD, the water-based ink just beads up. I'll report back when I try burning something onto it. |
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Anything you can spray on a "normal" cd to allow inkjet printing?
I see two problems potentially.
One, the paint solvent or paint itself may disrupt the pretty vulnerable surface which has the reflective layer and dye layer under a thin lacquer coating and two, any overspray that ends up on the other side of the disk could cause it to create errors while burning due to opaque spots on the normally clear plastic surface. Art Doc wrote: "Arny Krueger" wrote in message ... "Doc" wrote in message link.net In a quest to use gear in ways the manufacturer says you can't, anyone know of or tried some aerosol product you could lightly mist on the label side of a CD/DVD to allow printing on an inkjet printer with direct CD/DVD printing capability and that for sure won't cause any damage? White Latex paint? Since posting this I tried matte-white spray paint shot in several mist coats from about 1 foot above the disc. The column of paint by the time it hits the disc is a bit larger than the disc and thereby seems to give even coverage. My guess is it won't affect the balance. Of course, my guess could be wrong. :-0 The paint seems to grab the ink and absorb it, which is the problem with printing on the slick plastic surface of the CD, the water-based ink just beads up. I'll report back when I try burning something onto it. |
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Anything you can spray on a "normal" cd to allow inkjet printing?
Arny Krueger wrote:
I suspect that commercial CDs receive their printable coatings via offset printing or something like it. Must be flexo techique, a coating that dries up to a water friendly surface is not likely to be printable by a lithographic techique and the required coating thickness also suggests it. A cheap-but-dirty way to evenly distribute coatings on CDs is to spin them around a precise axis. I did say dirty, right? ;-) joke No, just put them in the drive while wet and write with max speed. /joke Kind regards Peter Larsen -- ******************************************* * My site is at: http://www.muyiovatki.dk * ******************************************* |
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Anything you can spray on a "normal" cd to allow inkjet printing?
"Arthur Entlich" wrote in message news:7Deqf.46936$2k.34469@pd7tw1no... I see two problems potentially. One, the paint solvent or paint itself may disrupt the pretty vulnerable surface which has the reflective layer and dye layer under a thin lacquer coating and two, any overspray that ends up on the other side of the disk could cause it to create errors while burning due to opaque spots on the normally clear plastic surface. Art Doc wrote: "Arny Krueger" wrote in message ... "Doc" wrote in message hlink.net In a quest to use gear in ways the manufacturer says you can't, anyone know of or tried some aerosol product you could lightly mist on the label side of a CD/DVD to allow printing on an inkjet printer with direct CD/DVD printing capability and that for sure won't cause any damage? White Latex paint? Since posting this I tried matte-white spray paint shot in several mist coats from about 1 foot above the disc. The column of paint by the time it hits the disc is a bit larger than the disc and thereby seems to give even coverage. My guess is it won't affect the balance. Of course, my guess could be wrong. :-0 The paint seems to grab the ink and absorb it, which is the problem with printing on the slick plastic surface of the CD, the water-based ink just beads up. I'll report back when I try burning something onto it. Guys, guys, guys! Burn FIRST, print second.......! Mikey Nova Music Productions |
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