black in spots and overspray

I have read up on a few posts about overspray.

I have done 2 manual cleans, also took an led light and checked for lint. I did happen to find two stray teeny tiny pieces of fiber. I removed all that I could see and printed again. Still getting this bad black print. Does it still look like it could be lint? I am also getting what almost appears to be "drag" marks where the ink is dragging in lines across the vinyl.

It was printing fine on this media with this profile about 2 weeks ago.

Any ideas on what to try next? I know I also have some black drop out. The test print has looked like this since I purchased the machine.

(ps - yes, I know the magenta is out on the second test print, it ran out on the last full clean I ran).

 

Well, I brought my test print into my local supplier (Regional Supply) and they were pretty helpful. They suggest this is not lint but rather a print head issue. Figured I would post up the outcome for anyone else who might want to know.

Their suggestion:

Do a manual clean, take the swab and saturate it with cleaning fluid and dab/hold it on the print head (do not rub the head ) bring it back to park mode and let it sit for a bit, then do a few powerful cleans.

Going to try this and let you know the outcome. Hopefully my black printhead isn't just dying

 

I have the Roland eco-sol inks (at least the black is). I have been slowly changing them out as I run out of inks. The new brand I have been switching to is Solaris Max-Live Genesis. However, both of my black cartridges are still the original Roland brand. Which brand did you have issues with?

 

In the long run, I got if fixed. The best fix was actually the suggestion of taking a bright led light and shining it on the heads. I found a teeny tiny thread there. I think that may have been the culprit. I did another head swab, and another cleaning. The print looks great now.

 

Actually, I am going back to OEM inks. I did a little research and decided this was a better way to go for me.

Yes, the heads are capped properly. The print now looks just fine. Thanks for your help.

My supplier never said a thing to me about not mixing inks, so I was unaware that this would be a problem. Thanks for the heads up. I will keep that in mind if I ever decide to go 3rd party ink again.