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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: aaronleitz on March 25, 2025, 03:30:00 pm

Title: Using Empty Canon Ink Tanks for Print Spot Retouching
Post by: aaronleitz on March 25, 2025, 03:30:00 pm

I'm printing with a Canon Pro 4100 and occasionally I'll get a few white spots on my matte paper prints from tiny flecks of paper falling off or a piece of dust getting printed over and then falling off.

I've got some almost-empty 330ml ink tanks and was wondering if anyone has a good method of preserving the ink / using the ink for touching up the white specks.

Title: Re: Using Empty Canon Ink Tanks for Print Spot Retouching
Post by: Ernst Dinkla on March 25, 2025, 04:03:07 pm

Quote from: aaronleitz on March 25, 2025, 03:30:00 pm

I'm printing with a Canon Pro 4100 and occasionally I'll get a few white spots on my matte paper prints from tiny flecks of paper falling off or a piece of dust getting printed over and then falling off.

I've got some almost-empty 330ml ink tanks and was wondering if anyone has a good method of preserving the ink / using the ink for touching up the white specks.

Rotring or Staedler pens filled with the inks. But I only use MK and Light Grey in pens. Way easier to have good quality Aquarel pencils in a wide range of colors.

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Title: Re: Using Empty Canon Ink Tanks for Print Spot Retouching
Post by: Richard.Wills on March 26, 2025, 06:31:15 pm

On the 8400, I use the tail end of a 000 brush to open the valve on the cart, then treat it like spotting ink.

I do feel the pull from a new set of Isographs, but will resist.

Title: Re: Using Empty Canon Ink Tanks for Print Spot Retouching
Post by: sharadn on March 27, 2025, 01:25:53 pm

I have used spotting dyes from the old silver gelatin days successfully.

Title: Re: Using Empty Canon Ink Tanks for Print Spot Retouching
Post by: aaronleitz on March 28, 2025, 08:19:35 am

Thank you all for the suggestions!