White dots appear after a few days on Canson arches 88 paper

[koonyue]

Hi everyone,

I print on Canson arches 88 paper on my Epson p800, print quality is excellent but after a few days, dozens of white dots appear on the print, it is not dust since I cannot remove it even with force, it seems the inkjet coating has fall out of the paper, leaving the base paper as a white dot ...

Anyone has ideas why it could be?

Thanks

[mcbroomf]

Possibly dust on the paper that is coated when printing then lifting off as the ink dries completely.

Try gently brushing the surface of the print with a soft haired very clean brush before printing to see if that resolves it.

[koonyue]

Possibly dust on the paper that is coated when printing then lifting off as the ink dries completely.

Try gently brushing the surface of the print with a soft haired very clean brush before printing to see if that resolves it.

Thanks, let me try

[kers]

Also like to know if that caused it; I use it And have not seen this problem.
Like the paper a lot; very white good blacks and easy to handle + very stable colors

[Richard.Wills]

A year or so back, I noticed rolls of Arches 88, Canson Edition Etch, and Platine Rag having less than perfectly smooth cuts (snagging on cotton gloves), as though a blade in the paper conversion was not quite right. This could lead to dust on the paper surface which would be printed on, then blown off with air while inspecting prints.

Solution was to wipe the ends of the (taped) roll with microfibres, followed by compressed air (well away from the printer), and on occasions, to take out the spotting brushes and go old school, using in from the remains of empty print cartridges.