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Re: Alcohol insoluble printing ink
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John Wolff <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 1 Feb 2002 12:38:05 -0500
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It is my (amazed) understanding that the paper quality has more effect on
the permanence of printing than the characteristics of the ink. This means
that you need waterproof paper.

John

At 09:53 AM 2/1/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Greetings,
>I have noticed that museums place printed labels inside vials of ethanol
>with preserved specimens. But when I placed a label printed with an ink jet
>printer into ethanol, the ink immediately started to dissolve away. Can our
>curator friends please reveal what secret ink they are using? Maybe a laser
>printer? Thanks.
>
>Aydin

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