Canon printer ink will not dry?
Got a new printer yesterday (Canon 100 Pro) - part of a new camera deal, printer included. So, printed some photos - ink will not dry and is very blurry. Found the settings page, set it all...
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monkey44,
As a side note, dye and pigment inks used in today's inkjet printers, while appearing to be dry almost instantly, do actually take about 24 hours to completely dry, cure and "outgass".
I place a clean sheet of paper on top of a new print about 15 minutes after coming out of the printer. I will usually leave the paper on for about 24 hours - the paper will develop ripples as it absorbs the ink solvent as it dries. This is especially important if you are going to put the photo in a frame under glass or in an acrylic holder etc. If the ink hasn't sufficiently cured and outgassed, the inside of the glass will develop a film on it, similar to the inside of your car windshield.
I recently switched printers - it's always "fun" finding out that everything you did before no longer applies and you get to learn a new way of doing things (at least when switching brands anyway)!! For one, my new printer loads print side up, just the opposite of what I have been doing for years - needless to say, there is a "reminder" note on the new printer!! Now if I can only remember to read the reminder….
Happy printing…..
As a side note, dye and pigment inks used in today's inkjet printers, while appearing to be dry almost instantly, do actually take about 24 hours to completely dry, cure and "outgass".
I place a clean sheet of paper on top of a new print about 15 minutes after coming out of the printer. I will usually leave the paper on for about 24 hours - the paper will develop ripples as it absorbs the ink solvent as it dries. This is especially important if you are going to put the photo in a frame under glass or in an acrylic holder etc. If the ink hasn't sufficiently cured and outgassed, the inside of the glass will develop a film on it, similar to the inside of your car windshield.
I recently switched printers - it's always "fun" finding out that everything you did before no longer applies and you get to learn a new way of doing things (at least when switching brands anyway)!! For one, my new printer loads print side up, just the opposite of what I have been doing for years - needless to say, there is a "reminder" note on the new printer!! Now if I can only remember to read the reminder….
Happy printing…..
