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Re: Labels


Clear cover tape is the *best* solution. I went with Lexmark printers,
because they do make a pigmented (as opposed to dye) black ink that is
pretty water resistant. AFAIK, there are no really water-resistant inks for
HP or most other inkjet printers.

The Lexmark-printed labels are great for tanks in the fishroom, but wet bags
in a cooler, on the way to a club auction, can still allow some smearing of
freshly-printed labels. For those, the plain old Scotch "Magic Tape" is
excellent. It can be peeled off bags and the labels moved to the tank, in
most cases. Use the label formatting programs, but print on plain paper, for
that application. Scissors required, of course.

Wright


"David J. Ramsey" wrote:
> 
> You can just cover the label with some clear wide shipping tape. That will
> waterproof it. I think waterproof inkjet ink won't happen for obvious
> reasons if you think a minute. Even if the ink was waterproof, the paper
> label, if it will soak up the ink will soak up water. The only true
> waterproof labels I know of required a heated thermal ribbon transferred to
> a fiber based label, and very expensive, similar to the bar code labels you
> see on new cars.
> David Ramsey
> >I have wanted to make labels for my bags but i havent found waterproof ink
> >for my hp 882c printer I havent looked very hard  anyone know where I could
> >find some??
> >Steve
> 
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