How to Make Glitter Prints Using your Mimaki UV Printer ~ Tips, Tricks & Techniques

[@andreas7892]

wow - very nice video - many thanks and greetings from Germany!

[@yossigabsu]

Awesome video!! Is it possible to do this technique with the ucjv300? can I print with clear ink instead of primer? (I asked AI and it replied that this is a good idea to try... :| )

[@MimakiUSASuwanee]

Hello, we wouldn't recommend using this technique with clear ink on a roll-to-roll printer. Rolling the gold before the primer is dried is how you get this effect with the flatbed. On the UCJV you do not have the same control over ink curing, and clear ink doesn't have the same adhesion so the gold would not stick the same. However, there are plenty of metallic rolled media you can print to get vibrant effects on the UCJV Series. We recommend Kernow Metalik Gold Removable Film.

[@catgal222]

Our version of rasterlink doesn’t have the ability to change primer settings to matte is there an alternative?

[@MimakiUSASuwanee]

Hello. Primer curing controls were introduced with RasterLink6 and are as directed in the video. In RasterLink7, the options did change a bit, but you can still control the lamp intensity for the primer layer in a similar manner. On the main Properties window, there is an option called Job Attribute>Setup>UV Mode select Matte Print or Print and Irradiate and change the cure intensity with the Illuminance pulldown menu. Try 30-60% as this will vary somewhat between printers and the material you're printing on. Hope this helps, thanks for reaching out!