How to Get the Best Results when UV Printing

[@a7xfanben]

Thanks for the tips!

[@stuartharling7282]

Do you pretreat slate before printing. I have tried printing on to slate and ink bubbles up if it gets wet

[@JDSINDUSTRIES]

We do use an adhesion promoter. GM-1 from Mimaki. The bubbling could also be caused from the type of ink you are using!

[@gurlwhowants2dj]

Great video. Thank you for this!

[@alassafcam]

If i want to leave the printer for more than month what should i do ?

[@JDSINDUSTRIES]

Yes! There should be storage maintenance steps in your printer's manual.

[@Theundisputedtruth]

What should you do when not using it ? To keep the head good and for small business not always printing

[@JDSINDUSTRIES]

We suggest running a test print/nozzle check twice a week!

[@matschott8687]

Great Video thanks , i m looking for good uv printer for PVC cards and also metal cards any help ?

[@JDSINDUSTRIES]

We have a Mimaki in house that works great! Anything in this series should work well.

[@simpatiko2k5]

Nice video. I'm planning to buy (a chinese) uv printer, and one thing I worry about is uv printer prone to clogging? Thou I'm not sure if I'm going to have a continous printjob with uv printing, I just want to add this to my existing services. Any tips on caring uv printer? Thanks

[@JDSINDUSTRIES]

Direct printers need be used or go through a cleaning cycle every 3-5 days. They are very prone to clogged heads when not used consistently. The cleaning maintenance is specific to each machine and it ranges from day to day care to monthly to yearly maintenance. Hope this helps!

[@o.e.r.3287]

The Mimaki UJF-6042 they are using has a circulator pump for the white ink to make it way less likely for the white pigment to settle. If getting a Chinese printer, always aim for one that has such a system.

[@uaxactun68]

Where can i buy Acrylic Coating to print on Clear acrylic. Now, after few minutes the ink is coming out, a friend said I need use Coating before to print.

[@JDSINDUSTRIES]

You will just need to use a normal primer for plastic. Such as GM-1 UV Primer from Mimaki. I'm not sure if this helps but if you give us a call at 855.537.2228 we would love to help you further!