nicholas.chrapowicki 0 Posted April 13, 2022 I am currently trying to print onto my oracle 751c, with a design jet 800. Is there anything specific that I need. Like different type of vinyl or ink? There is no paper loading option for vinyl, ive tried a few different options When I print onto it, it doesn't hold/dry well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 13, 2022 an aqueous based ink will never bite into or dry properly on a vinyl that is not specially coated for aqueous inks. you need specially coated vinyl made for aqueous inks - and where that coating is applied to the vinyl is where the product usually fails after a year or so. to properly print onto regular vinyl (even then should be made for printing on) use either a solvent, latex or thermo resin printer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,220 Posted April 15, 2022 If you try to inkjet (or laserjet) with inappropriate media, you can potentially look for some streaking and smudging on some of the rollers that can take forever to to go away (if it does at all). It's not worth "trying" this kind of thing unless you're okay with replacing your printer. This doesn't just apply to trying to print on vinyl, it goes the same for some photo papers, over head projector clear sheets (yes, some people still utilize this old 'technology', shrinky dink plastic, etc.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmas 119 Posted April 16, 2022 If you look at the specs for 751, it says the only print method it is compatible with is thermal transfer https://www.orafol.com/en/americas/products/oracal-751c-high-performance-cast 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites