Sticky CDs

[Mike Rivers]

I was just going through a pile of press release CDs this morning and
found that several from 2001 had developed some stickum on the printed
side. I guess these are inkjet prints because it (the printing, as
well as the sticky goo) came off easily with Windex.

If you're using this printing technology (whatever it happense to be)
beware that while the data media might have a shelf of 500 years, the
printing won't.




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[Leoaw3]

>From: (Mike Rivers)
>I was just going through a pile of press release CDs this morning and
>found that several from 2001 had developed some stickum on the printed
>side. I guess these are inkjet prints because it (the printing, as
>well as the sticky goo) came off easily with Windex.
>
>If you're using this printing technology (whatever it happense to be)
>beware that while the data media might have a shelf of 500 years, the
>printing won't.

Wow - good and timely info for me! One question: what kind of humidity have
these seen? I know, I know - shouldn't matter -- but I believe injet printing
will run when wet.

-lee-

[georgeh]

>>From: (Mike Rivers)
>>I was just going through a pile of press release CDs this morning and
>>found that several from 2001 had developed some stickum on the printed
>>side. I guess these are inkjet prints because it (the printing, as
>>well as the sticky goo) came off easily with Windex.

Has anyone used the cheapie Casio Thermal CD printer. I presume it's
not useful for detailed graphics, but for basic text labelling it
looks very interesting. Esp at that price point.

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> Wow - good and timely info for me! One question: what kind of humidity have
> these seen?

They were in envelopes or cases on a bookshelf in the house. Normal
home humidity, nothing radical.


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[G. Louie]

Mike, I have some older factory pressed/screened CDs that have gotten
sticky. Appears the top lacquer coat or whatever is decomposing.
Unfortunately, there seem to be quite a variety of failure modes of
pressed and CDR discs, even in the relatively short term.

In article <znr1069332569k@trad>, Mike Rivers > wrote:
>They were in envelopes or cases on a bookshelf in the house. Normal
>home humidity, nothing radical.

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> Has anyone used the cheapie Casio Thermal CD printer. I presume it's
> not useful for detailed graphics, but for basic text labelling it
> looks very interesting. Esp at that price point.

I looked at it when it first came out and decided that it was too
expensive per label to bother with. We've had this discussion before
and someone pointed out that it was cheaper than I thought it was,
whatever that was. It's been so long that I don't remember any more.

I don't do CD manufacturing, so for me a water-based marking pen works
just fine.


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[Steve King]

"Mike Rivers" > wrote in message
news:znr1069352514k@trad...
>
> In article >
writes:
>
> > Has anyone used the cheapie Casio Thermal CD printer. I presume it's
> > not useful for detailed graphics, but for basic text labelling it
> > looks very interesting. Esp at that price point.
>
> I looked at it when it first came out and decided that it was too
> expensive per label to bother with. We've had this discussion before
> and someone pointed out that it was cheaper than I thought it was,
> whatever that was. It's been so long that I don't remember any more.
>
> I don't do CD manufacturing, so for me a water-based marking pen works
> just fine.
>
>
> --

I'm pretty happy with the Epson Stylus Photo 900 ink jet printer. It is
slow as dirt, but the results are nice. Much of my product is distributed
on CD or DVD. I provide design services for labels. So, it is really handy
to do the "approval" copies with the label design on them. I purchased 100
inkjet printable Taiyo Yuden CDRs in silver. I'll be glad when they are
gone. I'll get white next time. The silver prints with a pleasing shiny
metallic look, but it you don't want that it takes a lot of ink to cover it
up. The white printable DVDs come out very nice with a mat look.

Steve King

[Geoff Wood]

"Mike Rivers" > wrote in message
news:znr1069263144k@trad...
>
> I was just going through a pile of press release CDs this morning and
> found that several from 2001 had developed some stickum on the printed
> side. I guess these are inkjet prints because it (the printing, as
> well as the sticky goo) came off easily with Windex.
>
> If you're using this printing technology (whatever it happense to be)
> beware that while the data media might have a shelf of 500 years, the
> printing won't.


Probably inkjet printed onto non-inkjet media.


geoff