Double Sided Printing Tips

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Products: Double Sided Inkjet Papers

Image Science recommendations and our complete double sided fine art inkjet paper range.

Making double sided inkjet prints can be quite difficult. Here are some tips to make the process a little smoother.

Use a smaller inkjet printer like the Epson SureColor P800 or smaller to do this successfully - the suction systems on the large format roll printers are too strong and cause significant abrasion to the back side of papers.
Allow plenty of time for the whole print run - it's best to leave your prints for at least 24 hours and ideally some days before printing the second side.
After printing the first side, coat that side in Hahnemuhle Protective Spray - this provides good protection against marks when printing the reverse side.
Print the lightest image side first - and light scratch marks from rollers will be much more visible in dark prints.
Practise your print process with cheap plain paper first and keep good notes on paper loading orientation as it's easy to get confused with this!

Epson SureColor P800 A2 Inkjet Printer

The benchmark A2 fine art printer today, and our default recommendation for anyone wanting to make big, beautiful, archival prints in-house.

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The Epson P800 is no longer available. We recommend the new generation Epson P906 which is now available for pre-order.

Hahnemühle Protective Spray

Protective spray for use on inkjet prints - fast drying and non yellowing.

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Hello there Jeremy and Cameron,

I just received my prints and am really really happy with them. Thank you so much for your time and assistance - greatly appreciated. Will be putting through a few more images for trial, and also looking at testing an A2 size. Also as suggested I shall source a local framer to run through various options as well. Once again thank you for helping me get get started on my print journey!

- Pam C -