Inkpress Papers
Mar 18, 2018 08:40:29 #
Does anyone have any experience with Inkpress papers? I'm just curious to know what you think of them.
Mar 18, 2018 20:07:20 #
Linary
Loc: UK
Inkpress papers not available in the UK but I do use resin coated papers. Some (Epson) inks just won't work with the paper. The Epson Black (elephant series) tends to form globules on the resin surface and takes ages to dry. I bought a third party black ink and that worked perfectly. I won't buy any more resin coated unless I can buy a sample pack first.
Mar 18, 2018 20:32:51 #
AGO wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with Inkpress papers? I'm just curious to know what you think of them.
The name is misleading, they do contain ink. The old NCR corporation developed them using micro-encapsulation. Ink is put into a vat of a polymer mixture that is constantly being mixed. As the mixture is agitated the polymer forms a capsule surrounding a small portion of ink. After the mixture process is complete and the ink is embedded in the polymer that is then used to coat sheets of paper. When the surface of the treated paper is depressed by a pen or pencil point the pressure causes the ink capsules to break and show in the paper. Micro-encapsulation has been around since the early 1980's and is used most frequently in scratch-and-sniff advertisements in magazines. Some of it's usage might be controversial.
Mar 19, 2018 06:10:29 #
Linary
Loc: UK
davidrb wrote:
The name is misleading, they do contain ink. The ... (show quote)
You are describing a form of NCR paper.
Inkpress papers for inkjet and laser printers are resin coated substrates, Inkpress being the name of the company in the USA which markets the stock http://www.inkpresspaper.com/papers.asp?type=3. In the UK, the material was sold by Ink2Paper which has now gone out of business.
I found the British version of the material had a very highly polished surface but tainted with a very slight yellow colour. I still have 500 sheets left which I use on non-important projects.
NCR papers are used in multipart sets and are pressure sensitive. The single part sheet (as you describe) I have seen but never found a use for. Carbonless papers have been flagged as being hazardous to health since their inception, and their usage is gradually diminishing
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