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Banners always print weird white marks

Hey Everyone,

I don't know why, but everytime I print banners I get these marks on them. I'm thinking they might be finger prints or something, I"m not sure.  Anyone have this problem? 

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Datanagan on August 20, 2011 at 1:05pm
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Permalink Reply by Eric Datanagan on August 20, 2011 at 1:21pm
Disregard folks, looks like it's a media issue.  I just loaded a roll of Roland brand banner and it's printing fine.
Permalink Reply by Butch on August 20, 2011 at 5:21pm
Eric, I know you fiqured it out but it is a contamination issue. It looks like finger and hand marks. Usually alcohol and elbow grease removes the contamination before printing.
Permalink Reply by Simon Rose on August 20, 2011 at 9:18pm

Yep, Butch is right... media is being handled before printing and leaving residue/oils on it.

Grab yourself a pair of cotton gloves for handling media before print to prevent it occurring in the future.

Permalink Reply by Bob Maggio on August 21, 2011 at 8:15am
made the same mistake didn't notice till all 12 feet printed and I didn't need to call CSI to figure out who the culprit was my finger prints were all over it. Guilty your honor
Permalink Reply by Eric Datanagan on August 21, 2011 at 10:40am

Hey Guys,

Thanks for your reply.  I can definitley see teh finger prints, but at times I got marks in areas that I didn't touch.  I'm thinking this media might is old and contaminated or something, but plan to precut the length, clean it up real good with the alcohol and cotton gloves then print. 

 

Thanks again!

Permalink Reply by Butch on August 21, 2011 at 11:31am
eric, contamination can happen in your shop, manufacturing and any place the media is handled, its always a good rule to wipe down banners with alcohol before printing
Permalink Reply by irving donaldson on August 21, 2011 at 11:34am
Don't always assume the fingers did not get on the media before it arrived. Eric you can use the pre feed and clean on the way out or back in or if you do precut leave enough for the rear to cover the eye.
Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson - Admin on August 24, 2011 at 7:18am

nice idea Irv - I might try that one!

 

It always annoys me when I see a hand print on the finished product, especially if I did not catch it in the beginning and could have saved myself a lot of $$

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