Rated 2 out of 5 by from Head strike galore! I downloaded the Sihl profile for this specific paper, and the first couple of feet printed were amazing, no problems at all. But as it got closer to the center of the roll, it was almost impossible to print without getting head strikes. I can't figure out if it's the paper unable to take the amount of ink from an 8 pass print (from Sihl's own profile) or if the curing temperature is too high. Tried lowering the curing temperature, but if you look at the the paper passing through the curing zone, there's just a natural curl that just grazes the top of the curing zone, causing the wet parts to catch onto the printer, then curl up and catch the print carriage. So far the ONLY way that I can use this is if I do the unrecommended action of sticking my fingers into the curing area and pulling downwards on the paper to make sure it doesn't touch the top side as it prints. As you can imagine for large poster prints, it's super time consuming for me to just sit there the entire time. :(
Date published: 2021-06-25