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To: rrufff who wrote (47258)	8/13/2005 10:20:51 AM
From: LTBH	Respond to of 110652

I believe (and could most certainly be wrong) that all ink jets use a water base (rather than oil base) ink. I believe it was an initial design trade off to lessen the likelihood of nozzle clogging and assist in a more even ink delivery pattern. Being water based means if you get it wet you lose it ... also means that sunlight will fade it over time ... the stronger/longer the exposure, the faster it will fade. Even a printer using an oil based ink has the short coming of smearing since although this type ink is much more permanent ... the oil base also means the ink never completely "drys" ... this type of print is most susceptible just after printing and lessens as time passes and the ink slowly becomes "dryer". Although this is only general info and definitely not a direct answer to your questions, it does exhaust what I think I know on the subject. Perhaps this will be enough to spur a more knowledgeable source to elucidate. LTBH