Fade resistant prints: I am a pinstripe artist setting up at events and displaying my past work as photos. They sit out in the sun for many days a year and I have a problem with...

DanKite18

I am a pinstripe artist setting up at events and displaying my past work as photos. They sit out in the sun for many days a year and I have a problem with fading. Is there a printer and ink that could help with this problem? Ii laminate these photos and us laminating pages that are uv resistant but sit they fade. Any help???

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

I believe the most archival images are those printed on metal!

Leitz Loc: Solms

DanKite18 wrote:

I am a pinstripe artist setting up at events and displaying my past work as photos. They sit out in the sun for many days a year and I have a problem with fading. Is there a printer and ink that could help with this problem? Ii laminate these photos and us laminating pages that are uv resistant but sit they fade. Any help???

Check out the the printing section:http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-120-1.html

pesfls Loc: Oregon, USA

DanKite18 wrote:

I am a pinstripe artist setting up at events and displaying my past work as photos. They sit out in the sun for many days a year and I have a problem with fading. Is there a printer and ink that could help with this problem? Ii laminate these photos and us laminating pages that are uv resistant but sit they fade. Any help???

Using museum grade glass in your mounting will block 99% of UV, or so the makers say. Some call it "conservation glass." It's more expensive than the other types.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

DanKite18 wrote:

I am a pinstripe artist setting up at events and displaying my past work as photos. They sit out in the sun for many days a year and I have a problem with fading. Is there a printer and ink that could help with this problem? Ii laminate these photos and us laminating pages that are uv resistant but sit they fade. Any help???

Avoid dye based ink printers, they fade rediculously fast. Use pigment based ink only and you can buy UV resistant sealer spray.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

DanKite18 wrote:

I am a pinstripe artist setting up at events and displaying my past work as photos. They sit out in the sun for many days a year and I have a problem with fading. Is there a printer and ink that could help with this problem? Ii laminate these photos and us laminating pages that are uv resistant but sit they fade. Any help???

I have many a prints hanging in the sun most of the time a day, and doing so for years and I have yet to see one that had faded just a tad bit, but none so far. I just use a normal Epson printer and Epson inks (3880 pro)!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

pesfls wrote:

Using museum grade glass in your mounting will block 99% of UV, or so the makers say. Some call it "conservation glass." It's more expensive than the other types.

Right! UV protection (but not sun screen)

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Covering with glass, while effective adds the problem of reflecting light... glare. I have used simple paraffin with one of those short nap flat fabric paint applicators to coat my inkjet photos for water proofing and some UV protection... not that there is much UV in my living room.

You brought up a good quest; additional UV protection. OK colored candles fade.. how to stop... use an additive. This technology can be added to paraffin when melted for making a cookie sheet layer for the short nap applicator. Worth a try? [ A&B required]
http://www.candlewic.com/store/product.aspx?q=c11,p175&title=U.V.-531
http://www.candlewic.com/store/product.aspx?q=c11,p176&title=U.V.-5411

"This additive is a must to maintain color in the shelf life. Large batch lots use 1/10 or 45 grams per 100 pounds of wax. Small batches use 1/2 teaspoon of A & B to 10 lbs of wax. "

The layering of the paraffin on a photo is so thing that I am still using my first purchase of one pound. That would require a half gram of additive per pound.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

I've noticed my Canon printer prints do fade - not from sun but from heat, I guess. Those that are framed seemed to be OK. But those that are just lying on my dining room table show signs of fading within a very short time. The ones I have printed by a commercial printer not so much.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

It's just a matter of time. sooner or later all color fades. Try all of the uv protection that have been mentioned, but still keep them out of the sun as much as possibile.

Woodworm65 Loc: Lombard, IL

Check out this YouTube site he talks about sprays that can be applied to preserve the color and prevent them from fading along with museum glass.

https://www.youtube.com/user/cheo1949/featured

DanKite18

Thanks for the tip, how can I know what inks are dye based vs. pigment based?

Woodworm65 Loc: Lombard, IL

Based on the printer that you use to reproduce the photos

bfstuff

Woodworm65 wrote:

Check out this YouTube site he talks about sprays that can be applied to preserve the color and prevent them from fading along with museum glass.

https://www.youtube.com/user/cheo1949/featured

So which video is it? The link goes to a page with 3-4 videos & none is obviously talking about sprays.

Woodworm65 Loc: Lombard, IL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONRhXBHaNcs&t=95s