I was actually going to ask if anyone had any problems/complaints about Zero9.... you beat me to it!
I'm seriously thinking of trying them out but if the foils stick to the print head.....maybe not so much! How is the print quality in your opinion Fenris? (or anyone else who has used them)
Pat
I can't speak to Zeronine's current foils because I discontinued all of them a few years ago in favor of Duracoat. I made this decision after
1. Running comparison prints of Gerber, Duracoat and Zeronine process foils.
2. Experiencing foil failures with Zeronine's Frogskin and receiving incompetent support from Zeronine along with an inadequate resolution of the problem and financial loss.
The comparison prints, IMO, demonstrated that, of the three, Duracoat was the best looking print, Gerber a close second and Zeronine a poor third. Subsequent observation of durability in Florida sunlight confirms our original observation that there is a need for overprinting with UV/Abrasion foil for outdoor prints using anybody's foils ... none live up to their 3 to 5 year ratings. Duracoat's UV/Abrasion Guard foil has worked extremely well and Zeronine's did not at the time of testing. Gerber, at the time, did not offer a UV solution in the form of a foil.
Both Duracoat and Zeronine offer refills and Gerber does not. Between the two refill approaches, Zeronine is superior but not without problems. The main deficiency of the Duracoat approach is their insistence on using a rather strange cartridge with rounded ends but which is designed for refilling. We normally stack our foils on end in an ordered row on a table top when we are printing. The rounded ends prevent us from doing this. In addition, Duracoat using a different arrangement for the refill core ends which require some modification to the core end inserts if you want to use Gerber cartridges to hold your refills.
In summary, Duracoat is an excellent product that is superior or equal to Gerber foils for less than half the price. To use their refills, you will have to accept a poorly thought out Duracoat cartridge or adapt your spent Gerber cartridges to handle the Duracoat refills.
Zeronine is an innovative company with an excellent selection of foils and attractive prices. Their approach to refills is superior to Duracoat. OTOH, the impressions made with their foils at the time of our testing was inferior and their tendency to field test on their customers and not stand behind their products was a major problem for us.
