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Subject: Re: INk jet paper - how long to soak before it comes off PCB?

From: "Steve" <alienrelics@...>
Date: 2005-10-27

All inkjet papers are different. Some have a clay coating, some use a
ceramic "microcoat", some have a plastic coat that kind of seals up
after ink is applied.

Often the thick photo paper seems to have a plastic coated back or
something else making it water resistant.

You want the kind with a water soluble coating. IE, probably not the
really high end inkjet photo paper.

Steve Greenfield

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "lcdpublishing"
<lcdpublishing@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am now doing some experimenting using Glossy Ink Jet paper for toner
> transfer. I was using the Pulsar product and when I would put it in
> water to release the paper, it would come off in a couple of minutes.
>
> Right now, I have the glossy paper with the PCB still attached after
> soaking for about 20 minutes in warm water. Can some of you give me
> some guidlines regarding release times?