Inkjet Printable DVDs - in what order and storage question

[richapple]

You know how you read things here and there on the web and figure you "get it" and don't save the bookmarks and so forth? Well, I thought I read clearly that for inkjet burnable DVD burns one should burn the DVD first, and then print the inkjet image second. But now I can't find the info again and am wondering if I had that backwards. Anybody know for sure?

Also, I know I read that inkjet printable discs shouldn't be put in paper or plastic sleeves, but that's probably only for after they're printed on, eh? It would have to do with the ink more so than the printable surface I would think.

Thanks for any info,

Apple

[redwudz]

You definitely want to burn them first for several reasons. First, if you make a 'coaster' you would have wasted the time and ink. Second, I wouldn't want to chance any ink 'dust' coming off in the burner, however unlikely.

I would think it would be better to store them in regular DVD cases instead of sleeves to keep from damaging the printed surface. I suppose you could have the same problem with unprinted discs, but I would worry more about dust or oil (Fingerprints) getting on them and messing up the printing surface.

[Danno100]

I've tried spraying a laquer (lustre finish) finish of DVD's after printing to harden the surface and protect it. You need to leave it for a few hours to really harden. This really protects the surface from things like water and stratches.

[RickA]

I agree on burning first as well. For the off chance of a coaster, don't want to waste the ink. Also do not want to take the chance of the ink coming off in the player if it has not fully dried. I go the overkill route and let them dry half a day before putting them into a player or folder.

I love them, I have a cd / dvd capable inkjet printer and all I buy now are the printable discs. Been using them for almost a year now. My penmanship is not that great anymore and I like having really nice looking printed labels right on the disc. Never used the sticky labels - those are bad news.

Cheers,
Rick

[jman98]

We had a somewhat similar discussion here last month and one guy said that he uses Taiyo Yuden Watershield discs to print to. According to him they do NOT need to be sprayed with lacquer and they resist water as well.

I do not personally recommend using lacquer. I'm not sure what the long term effects may be. For all I know Danno100 in a few years may be crying because the lacquer might have unforeseen negative consequences - it might pull the disc apart (this happens with stick on labels over time), it might interact negatively with the disc media and actually break down the dye, and so on. Then again it might do nothing at all and be OK, but the point is that I don't think anybody knows if there are negative long term consequences of doing this or not.