EcoTank printers using Pigment Inks

[anazoolik]

It depends on the printed media. Normal copy paper is less water resistant than resin coated paper.
I print gummed tape with this printer and during use (packaging) I can't see any blurring ink. And the gummed tape has no special coating.

 

[TanCoed]

It depends on the printed media. Normal copy paper is less water resistant than resin coated paper.
I print gummed tape with this printer and during use (packaging) I can't see any blurring ink. And the gummed tape has no special coating.

I am printing on Vinyl self-adhesive sticker paper. Should water resistant or waterproof be able to withstand running tap water on the print for one minute?

 

[The Hat]

I am printing on Vinyl self-adhesive sticker paper. Should water resistant or waterproof be able to withstand running tap water on the print for one minute?

This is my Wilson, I can’t remember how long it’s been since I placed Vinyl on this light.. The Vinyl came from Texas from a company called Papilio, and the I.S inks are long gone..
click to enlarge..
He was printed with I.S. pigment inks and the last time I changed the bulb I touched him up a bit with a felt marker pen, yes I know he needs a new face but I don’t have the where it all to change it, and when I do I will..

He’s been sunned on, rained on, shit on and pick on by the many birds that have landed on his head, so I reckon both the Vinyl and the inks have stood up to a heck of a lot of abuse in all that time, so the answer to your question is yes the pigment ink are water proof without any lamination..

P.S. Now that he’s been highlighted, I will have to put him on my to do list…
Update:- here is the origin post on Wilson’s history..
https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/how-to-limit-fading.10988/post-92291

 

[TanCoed]

This is my Wilson, I can’t remember how long it’s been since I placed Vinyl on this light.. The Vinyl came from Texas from a company called Papilio, and the I.S inks are long gone..
View attachment 15348 click to enlarge..
He was printed with I.S. pigment inks and the last time I changed the bulb I touched him up a bit with a felt marker pen, yes I know he needs a new face but I don’t have the where it all to change it, and when I do I will..

He’s been sunned on, rained on, shit on and pick on by the many birds that have landed on his head, so I reckon both the Vinyl and the inks have stood up to a heck of a lot of abuse in all that time, so the answer to your question is yes the pigment ink are water proof without any lamination..

P.S. Now that he’s been highlighted, I will have to put him on my to do list…
Update:- here is the origin post on Wilson’s history..

Thank you for the interesting back story and say Hi to Wilson for me.

 

[The Hat]

Thank you for the interesting back story and say Hi to Wilson for me.

You can do that yourself, now that I've remembered to include the link..