On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Jordan Star wrote:

> Hello All
> How about coating the labels with a clear Alcohol resistant coating?  It
> might prevent ink jet ink from dissolving.  The collector would have
less
> labels than a museum, so why not?

Jordan,
  My problem with this is that the several ink jet printers that I have
used all used inks that ran when exposed to water or alcohol.  I would
have to find a coating that resisted alcohol, was archival and did not use
a solvent that caused the ink to run when applied.  A tall order but a
noble undertaking. Let me know when you find the substance! :-)

Regards and happy hunting,
Charlie
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Charlie Sturm, Jr
Research Associate - Section of Invertebrate Zoology
                     Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor - Family Medicine

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On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Jordan Star wrote:

> Hello All
> How about coating the labels with a clear Alcohol resistant coating?  It
> might prevent ink jet ink from dissolving.  The collector would have less
> labels than a museum, so why not?
>
> Jordan Star
>