Posted by Arthur Entlich on 04/27/23 12:01

The inks in felt tips like Sharpies are not waterbase in most cases, but
solvent based with a volatile solvent which in a standard inkjet printer
would dry out in no time and clog the heads up.

Even if "Sharpie ink" were available, I would not suggest loading it in
a household inkjet. With an Epson printer it would probably clog with
other brands, it might even catch fire when some types of heads heated
the ink up.



Art

Rod Speed wrote:

> I want to be able to print to *NON* inkjet printable CDs and DVDs.
>
> You can write on these fine with a Sharpie etc but when you use normal ink,
> it takes a hell of a long time for the ink to dry enough so it doesnt smudge.
>
> I just want to put a little bit of text on the CD or DVD, not full artwork etc obviously.
>
> Has anyone seen anyone offering ink thats similar to whats in a Sharpie etc ?
>
> Better if the ink is meant for an inkjet printer, because most printers that will
> print on CDs and DVDs have a separate print head and since I dont want to
> have to fart around flushing the heads after every print on a CD or DVD...
>
>

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