Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
I was printing with Union Deep Marine (plus-5030) and the consistency (viscosity??) is like water...reminds me of the Aurora Plus....Why is this? The black isn't like this or other colors...What is the correlating factor for yore viscosity?
Magenta PC in particular has a very strange smell.
Magenta PC in particular has a very strange smell.I love how yellow inks tend to smell citrusy, and whites like doughnuts. (titanium dioxide?)My girlfriend always wants to eat certain color inks. The pastels that look like cake frosting.
Quote from: ebscreen on August 26, 2011, 02:53:23 PMMagenta PC in particular has a very strange smell.I love how yellow inks tend to smell citrusy, and whites like doughnuts. (titanium dioxide?)My girlfriend always wants to eat certain color inks. The pastels that look like cake frosting.Are you serious? Does red ink taste like cherry or strawberry?Terry
I always thought Magenta smelled vaguely "fishy". Anyone know where the pigments are derived from by color? Like, what's ground up to make 'em?
Black pigment is a pure carbon black and is very thick and clumpy when processed.
Quote from: Colin on August 26, 2011, 04:41:42 PMBlack pigment is a pure carbon black and is very thick and clumpy when processed. Colin, I use mostly Union products, but have switched off trying other inks.I've always found Union Ultrasoft black to be extremely runny once you start printing. To help with that, I've mixed 50/50 Union Ultrasoft Black with QCM black to get a medium body. I find QCM black to be quite stiff.Thoughts?