Does static affect printing?

[Chris Wool]

both the products are difficult surfaces to print on to. and vary wildly from make to make.
you could try slowing the head speed and a higher quality mode which will give the ink time to dry a bit between passes.

[Graham Clegg]

Thanks Chris,
The print is set to high quality, but I didn’t try to slow the head so I’ll give that a go.
The magnetic vinyl sheeting is sold my MDP and says it’s suitable for digital solvent printing.

[Chris Wool]

had a closer look and i think the ink is being rejected by the surface as i said diffecult type. like water on a polished surface.
you could laminate print vinyl on to the magnetic then print.
in answer to the static question yes static can be a big problem but normally shows up as a goasting mist.

i use metamark cling with very good results but that is on my VS printer that lays the ink down better that the dx4 head machines.

[Graham Clegg]

Thanks again,
Yes, I agree and was resorting to the laminate printing idea.

[Cameron Steer]

Agree with Chris , the ink has reticulated on the surface which suggests a very low dyne level , is the media very old as dyne level reduces over time also the may suffer from plasticiser migration.
Buy a cling specifically for solvent inkjet , it will come in a 1370mm wide format and will be treated to avoid this.

Cheers

[Darren Murdock]

i had this on the mimaki solvent the other day and the temperatures were to high, was fine at one end and like yours the other end, dropped the temp and all was fine,

[Jean Oakley]

yep i would always print onto vinyl laminate and mount onto magnetic. I would have thought just the weight of the magnetic going through the printer would have caused problem