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We make awards with acrylic and every now and then there is a design that we cant hide the tape and even clear tape or super glue will show through the print from lighting. In the past we tried a spray adhesive and it completely ruined the print but I feel like there is a better solution for...

I have a Mimaki UCJV300-160 with LUS-200 inks. This machine was purchased prior to my arrival and was chosen for the ability to go direct from print to lamination to install while having a large color gamut. The problem we have encountered is the material becomes extremely brittle and tears like...

So the print shop I work at uses a Canon Arizona 1360GT flatbed UV printer to make large signs on coroplast. I always clean the coroplast with a suggested fingerprint remover formula of 14 oz water, 10 oz of Simple Green and 14oz of denatured alcohol. And I always wait until it's totally dry and...

Hello ALL! Currently new here and have couple questions. 1. Currently have a Roland Eco-Solvent Wide Format Printer. Looking to uprade. Not sure wheter to go head towards UV printing or Inkjet Printing. What I Do Mainly -Lots of Banners -Large Stickers for window Install -Small Decals here...

I am looking into the Arizona Oce 460GT flatbed printer and wanted to know what these are going for in a used, fairly good quality condition? Does anyone know what the value of this printer is going for since it is from like 2013?

Hi everyone, In our company we have Epson 7800 Fast jet jumbo 2, old printer but still working, and we have idea to convert it to 2XCMYK. First Cmyk will by normal pigment ink, but second CMYK we plan to supply UV ink, and add UV lamp to carriage. How are You thinking, this idea is may working...

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I have a Mimaki UV printer and use the LH100 ink and my dealer seems to be having a difficult time getting ink....... or is it just my dealer?

Hello everyone, we are just doing some casual shopping around for new UV Ink supplier. We have no issues with our current supplier, just looking around. I found a site called Nazdar and they have inks, they are not named like "96 Series" but I do believe they run in our machine. I was wondering...

Just out of curiosity, what is the weirdest thing you've printed on using a flatbed? We recently started printing on ceiling tiles and have had some success. This got me thinking, "what else can we print on?".

Hello, I have been working on building color profiles for our HP Scitex FB500 and FB550 (also a Mimaki UCJV 300-130) using Onyx 19. After building the profile i scan an IDEALAlliance color wedge 12647-7 and compare it to GRACoL2006 using SPOTON software and the results are very poor visual...

Hi Guys Does anyone know what shelf life a new bottle of UV ink for the 1640 should have. I know there is an expiry date on the bottle, but what should I be expecting from a new bottle. I would have thought 12 months. We bought the 1640 five months ago and only do small prints, but we do lots...

Hi, We do decals and backlit signs. We have a Roland VG2-540, it prints great on 3M IJ180 vinyl. But the inks scratch easily and we have to wait 24 hours before cutting into bleed. I'm thinking of getting a UV roll to roll printer (probably Mimaki UCJV) to overcome these problems. But 1)...

I'm back with another issue I need help with. My H1625 has managed to cure ink 1) In the White secondary ink tank, 2) In the Black secondary ink tank and now 3) in the left side of the Cyan print head. I need some help to figure out why this is happening. Inks are all recent and have 6 months...

Hello everyone! I have been having issues with clogged jets on my HP FB750. Too many clogged jets cause banding in my prints. Are there any tricks or better ways to unclog the jets? I have done numerous Jet recovery patterns (which has helped a little but not enough). Also done multiple...

We have a HP FB750 and we're looking to print on a substrate to make column wraps using the roll kit accessory. So we are looking for substrate recommendations that would look good with UV inks.

For Sale: 3 brand new bags of Fujifilm UviJet KI 2 liter Ink Bags for Fujifilm Acuity UV Printers. Will sell as a lot or separate. 1) UviJet KI004 BLACK 2 LTR EXPIRE DATE: JULY-11, 2017 1- 2 Liter Bag of Black Available 2) UviJet KI215 CYAN 2 LTR EXPIRE DATE: AUGUST-11, 2017...

Anyone do UV printing directly onto a white board?

Hello fellow sign makers, I start with the facts... I understand that there will be inherent problems printing UV ink on wrap material and laminating without any heat. My issue is this. i am using a new brand of Avery Wrap material that is "specifically designed for UV printers". We are trying...

Hello all, I am running some acrylic pieces on my Mimaki JFX 200 flatbed printer. I was wondering if anyone knew of a solvent that would eat the UV ink off of the acrylic without damaging the acrylic. With using Goof Off graffiti remover I was able to get it off on parts that were freshly run...