Ink for Lacquered Wood

[Kotah]

I have a project that I have print on a matte finished lacquered wood product.
Please Let me know what will work and won't work.
Thanks.

[paul204]

What kind of lacquer? Maybe I do not know about lacquers and they are in fact a very specific product, but it seems to me there are many out there. I would trust an ink supplier more than the goofballs on this forum as well. Are you looking to print waterbased? Solvent-based? UV? If solvent or UV, just call Nazdar with info on the lacquer and they will give you an answer right away. We will probably just waste your time shouting at you about cheese.

The end-use is important, too. I do a regular job on varnished MDF, it's an oil-based varethane the company uses and I've had great luck with Nazdar GV and 9700 inks, but these are indoor displays that aren't even going to be touched. Indoor/outdoor, scuff resistance needs etc will change the nature of the game.

[Kotah]

Waterbased. I don't have specific info on the lacquer, it's just wood with a matte finish on it.

[squeegeethree]

If it's actual lacquer (oil based) then you would be advised to print with something oil based as well.
But a lot of what people call lacquer is not true lacquer.

[paul204]

My general impression of waterbased ink is that in can't really adhere all that well to non-porous surfaces, and lacquered wood would fall into that category. If you don't have specific information on the lacquer you won't be able to get specific information on the ink, unfortunately.

[ohdanielsan]

Well, if you HAVE to print waterbased your best bet would be Nazdar 2700. It's used for printing on vinyl stickers, and is pretty hardcore on lots of other surfaces. Still, I'm not so sure about how well it holds up if the piece needs to go outdoors. It's a very sturdy ink and passes some pretty rigorous scratch tests, but I've never seen it time-tested out in the elements.

Also, beware when using 2700 - it dries up reaaaallllly fast. It's not an ink for noobs. I've been using it here and there for 3 years now, and I still cringe when a job calls for it.