Roland VP 540 Black Like Crinkle Paint

[dlndesign]

I am printing a wrap, and the black on 3m Control Tac, comes out like a flakey paint, or like desert lake beads, if you get my images here, has anyone seen anything like this? Is it profile, or heads, or what? Thanks.

 

[genericname]

I've had similar issues with Control Tac, though I haven't been able to pin it down. I just shrug and move on to another material. We typically don't end up using Control Tac for prints unless we're in a bind anyway.

I couldn't say what the cause is, but maybe we can find some commonality. What's your setup? We're running a JV3-250 with 2xCMYK SS2 inks and custom profiles for pretty much everything we run through it.

 

[dlndesign]

Roland VP 540, ECO SOL MAX inks, and custom profile for this job.

 

[genericname]

Is it possible our Black ink limits might just be set too high for Control Tak? When printing to the material, mine are limited to 90%

I worry that much further will create deviations from the ideal contrast.

 

[petepaz]

i too had printing problems w/ the control tac
now i use the oracal and avery wrap/air release vinyls

 

[Spencer McMurtry]

i have also noticed control tac does not like a lot of ink, or you get bleeding in the dark colors. i just had to tweak my the max ink on my profile tell i got a good rich black.

 

[mark in tx]

I am printing a wrap, and the black on 3m Control Tac, comes out like a flakey paint, or like desert lake beads

Too much ink being laid down.

Your going to need to re-profile that material.