350 gsm coated paper for inkjet printers

[Laith]

Hi
I am looking for 350 gsm COATED paper/board (on both sides) that is suitable for the Epson EcoTank ET-8550 / EcoTank L8180 (same printer). I don’t have the printer yet, but I am planning for a small business. It will be mainly for business cards.

I do know that most coated paper is for dry toner, and is not suitable for inkjet printers because of smudging. I don’t think that inkjet photo paper (350 gsm, coated on both sides) will have the same stiffness as the dry toner counterpart. Please correct me if I am wrong here.

I don’t live in the UK or Europe, and so shipping to my location (Oman) might be expensive, but I will explore the paper options to see how bad the prices will be.

Thanks

 

[thebestcpu]

I only know of 300 gsm. If you get heavier then that, you may need to use the straight through feeder optoin on the Epson 8550:

double side 300 gsm photo paper

John Wheeler

 

[Laith]

I only know of 300 gsm. If you get heavier then that, you may need to use the straight through feeder optoin on the Epson 8550:

double side 300 gsm photo paper

John Wheeler

Thanks
Do you know if these are as stiff as 300 gsm coated paper for dry toner?

 

[thebestcpu]

Thanks
Do you know if these are as stiff as 300 gsm coated paper for dry toner?

I have not used either personally yet, here is a comparison table for your reference.
Your mileage may vary, yet this may help you in your investigation.
John Wheeler

Even though the inkjet paper is thicker, it may not be as stiff because the inkjet coating is less rigid than a mineral clay coat

 

[Laith]

I have not used either personally yet, here is a comparison table for your reference.
Your mileage may vary, yet this may help you in your investigation.
John Wheeler

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Even though the inkjet paper is thicker, it may not be as stiff because the inkjet coating is less rigid than a mineral clay coat

Thanks a lot for the info. Appreciated

 

[thebestcpu]

You’re welcome @Laith
John Wheeler

 

[Ink stained Fingers]

Thick paper - whatever type - as well various types of FineArt papers, and cotton based papers may even be thicker - may lower the platen gap so much that the printhead is touching the nozzle plate here and there and leaving black stripes on the print. There is an option in the ET-8550 driver - very much hidden via the extended settings on the maintenance tab - " Thick paper and envelopes" . Just give it a try in case of problems.

 

[Laith]

Thick paper - whatever type - as well various types of FineArt papers, and cotton based papers may even be thicker - may lower the platen gap so much that the printhead is touching the nozzle plate here and there and leaving black stripes on the print. There is an option in the ET-8550 driver - very much hidden via the extended settings on the maintenance tab - " Thick paper and envelopes" . Just give it a try in case of problems.

Appreciate your info. Thanks.

 

[The Hat]

Do you know if these are as stiff as 300 gsm coated paper for dry toner?

These double sided glossy papers won’t work in a laser printer, you’ll need special semi-gloss paper designed for lasers..