ColorLok anyone?

[Claes]

Some ink jet/laser printer paper manufacturers have added something they call ColorLok to their sheets. Ref: https://www.colorlok.com (that site has forgotten to renew It’s website certificate, it expired July 18). The idea behind ColorLok is that the colourants "stay on top of the sheet" while the vehicle sinks into it. Because of this, black inks will look black instead of grey, and other colours more vivid.

 

Hewlett Packard has incorporated ColorLok in some of its ranges. Other manufacturers/ranges can be found per country at the site above.

 

Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden

 

 

 

 

[LizEF]

I wonder if this has anything to do with why my new laser printer (purchased within the past year or so) explicitly says not to use inkjet paper as it may damage the printer.

[USG]

12 hours ago, Claes said:

Some ink jet/laser printer paper manufacturers have added something they call ColorLok to their sheets. Ref: https://www.colorlok.com (that site has forgotten to renew It’s website certificate, it expired July 18). The idea behind ColorLok is that the colourants "stay on top of the sheet" while the vehicle sinks into it. Because of this, black inks will look black instead of grey, and other colours more vivid.

 

Hewlett Packard has incorporated ColorLok in some of its ranges. Other manufacturers/ranges can be found per country at the site above.

 

Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden

 

 

 

 

 

+1 😀👍

[Claes]

@LizEF Morning! I believe that the answer to your wondering is here:

https://pcforms.com/diy-printing-blog/can-you-use-inkjet-paper-in-a-laser-printer/

 

Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden

 

[RedPie]

Thank you @Claes, I never thought about that.

[LizEF]

7 hours ago, Claes said:

@LizEF Morning! I believe that the answer to your wondering is here:

https://pcforms.com/diy-printing-blog/can-you-use-inkjet-paper-in-a-laser-printer/

Thanks!  I figured it probably had something to do with melting.

[LizEF]

Now, the real question is whether anyone has tested this paper to see how it does with fountain pen ink.  Historically, I've usually see recommendations against inkjet paper and in favor of laser printer paper.  But the description of this stuff certainly sounds like it might be FP friendly.  And that might answer the need for more FP-friendly printer papers...

[Claes]

@LizEF

>the real question is whether anyone has tested this paper to see how it does with fountain pen ink. 

 

You will find a few oldish links here on fpn.

And here is a present scribble, comparing a Stora Enso/4CC sheet (using the ColorLok method) with Iroful.

 

 

Big difference: Iroful shows sheen; 4CC does not.

Iroful costs roughly USD 0.30 per sheet, 4CC USD 0.01.

4CC is whiter, feels a trifle smoother, and has better glide.

 

I doubt that 4CC is still available; however, nearest office supplier ought to have similar laser jet sheets -- look for the ColorLok logo on the packaging.

 

Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden

 

 

[LizEF]

7 minutes ago, Claes said:

And here is a present scribble, comparing a Stora Enso/4CC sheet (using the ColorLok method) with Iroful.

Thanks!  The writing on the 4CC seems sort of blobby - like "woolly" or "fuzzy", only rounder.

 

7 minutes ago, Claes said:

Iroful costs roughly USD 0.30 per sheet, 4CC USD 0.01.

Yikes!  Glad I bought mine when I did - my Iroful was just over USD .09 per sheet.

 

I shall ponder whether I want to acquire any inkjet paper for testing - I don't even own an inkjet printer, so if I don't like it, I'll have no use for the paper...  And I'm quite happy with my laser printer paper (I refuse to call it a "laser jet" despite HP's naming - there are no "jets" in a laser printer, unlike an inkjet printer).

[Claes]

More woolly strokes on Stora Enso/4CC paper using the ColorLok coating (enlarged -- real distance between Alt-Goldgrün and Anthietam is 14mm):

 

From the top:

• r&k alt-goldgrün <F>
• bleu de profondeurs <F>
• r&k verdigris <F>
• r&k köningsblau <M>
• lamy blackberry <M>
• koiai <stub>
• anthietam <1.1>

 

Too bad we cannot use the Blue Wool Scale to indicate woollyness... [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Wool_Scale ]

 

Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden

[LizEF]

4 hours ago, Claes said:

More woolly strokes on Stora Enso/4CC paper using the ColorLok coating

Thanks!