<t>yes that makes sense,but surely if i recover it with sublimation ink then the shading would go,it would be interesting to try,as i have already undone a couple and rewind them ok,and was thinking it could be coated using a template,like screen printing,but use a small sponge or airbrush to cover ...

i have several sub printers with empty cartridges and was wondering if i pull out the ribbon can i use sublimation ink to cover the various colours then let it dry before rewinding them to the start i have kodak,cannon and sony,can any one advise me before buying the thermal inks