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Predator Ranger:
Hey all -- I've been going through recently and printing out new covers for my games using higher quality paper. The prints looks fantastic; however, when I put them into the cases, I notice that the spines of the covers are sticking to the outer plastic, causing a spotted, wet look to it. Needless to say, this is bothering the hell out of me. My question, has anyone else experienced this, or know a trick to fix it? It's not that I don't give the covers time to dry, the recommended amount of time is 7 days, and in some cases I've let them dry for 14 before inserting them, but I still get the spots. Some of them come out looking fine, but several are having this issue. Any recommendations? Here's the specs on the paper I'm using:

DVD Covers - HP Premium Photo Paper -- Glossy -- 10mil, 240g/m2, 64lb
GBA Covers - HP Premium Plus Photo Paper -- High Gloss -- 11.5mil. 280g/m2, 75lb
jprogram:
What kind of brand and type of printer are you using?
Predator Ranger:

--- Quote from: johnsprogram on July 13, 2008, 04:30:51 PM ---What kind of brand and type of printer are you using?

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HP Deskjet 5740
XanderBoy:
This might be a stupid question, but does that come in legal size or are you printing that on regular sized sheets?

I couldn't find a way to print on letter sized since I couldn't find a way to bypass the 0.12 inches minimum setting for the border.  That resulted in a cutoff image.

I ended up getting Red River legal sized paper for my Canon i960 and haven't had any issues.  Haven't had any issues, wish I could help further.
Predator Ranger:

--- Quote from: XanderBoy on July 13, 2008, 05:53:40 PM ---This might be a stupid question, but does that come in legal size or are you printing that on regular sized sheets?

I couldn't find a way to print on letter sized since I couldn't find a way to bypass the 0.12 inches minimum setting for the border.  That resulted in a cutoff image.

I ended up getting Red River legal sized paper for my Canon i960 and haven't had any issues.  Haven't had any issues, wish I could help further.

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The DVD cover paper is just 8 1/2 x 11...the paper I use for the GBA covers is 11 x 17, so I actually have to trim it down to get it to fit in the printer. Like I said, the covers look beautiful on this paper (I used to use Kodak paper, and the black was more like a dark gray), I just need to figure out what to do about the sticking.
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