Ink Blow Out

[spidersue]

Could anyone suggest anything regarding a problem we are having with ink blow out. The print comes out of the printer ok but when the item is pressed any light areas and around text has very small black dots on it like a fine spray (blowing out from dark coloured inks). It isnt noticeable on soft items but very noticeable on hard items (mugs etc). We have done nozzle checks and cleaning and changed pressure/pressing times but nothing has made a difference. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Has anyone tried the new gel printers? If so are they appreciably better than inkjet and how do the print costs compare?

[Glen]

Hi Sue...what setup are you using ie..printer etc..

[GoonerGary]

Are you using the same paper for hard and soft items?

I would suggest Tru Pix for mugs.

[bms]

It sounds to me as though the paper has the black spots on it as well, but hardly noticable until you press it onto a product. You will need to correct this from the printer as this is where the problem is coming from. Try a head alignment as well.

Is the printer old? Could it be a worn printhead?

[spidersue]

Hi all
We are still having this problem. Our Printer is Epson 1290 and we use truepix paper for both hard and soft items (we always have done and have never had problems before). Can anyone give us any suggestions on how to correct this as the hard items are turning out less than perfect.

[bms]

It sounds to me like it is the printhead that is the problem. You could try taking it to an Epson authorised repair centre and see if they can give it a thorough clean. Check first, but this may cost around £20. If they can't clean it then it may be time to consider a new printer.

[JSR]

Oddly enough, I experienced this with my *brand new* Epson 1400.

The image I've been printing is a photo with black text above it. The photo is fine, but the black text comes with a spray of black around it. It doesn't happen on my B40W (but that's not so good for the photo part of the design).

Worked around the problem for this run by turning the black text into a deep green. The result is black enough but, because it's forced the printer to use the coloured inks rather than the black ink there is no "spray". The problem is clearly with the black ink.

I would stress that this is a brand new printer - not an old one, not a refurb. I am using refillables (but I'm also using refills in my B40W and that doesn't exhibit the same trouble).

I post this to note that just "buying a new printer" doesn't automatically mean you'll solve the problem.

[NASH]

have you tried spraying window cleaner on thick photo paper and then print a full colour image. This worked for me on my D88 printer

[spidersue]

Thanks for the replies. What type of window cleaner do you mean?
Does anyone think that the use of 'black point compensation on photoshop output to the printer driver' makes any difference
The problem doesnt just occur on lettering but on the photos as well where there are any light areas.

[xpert]

Simple cure, bin it, buy a Ricoh, headache gone.