Photocopy the printout; the dyes used in jet printers will always be water soluble. That is the nature of the beast. Photocopies (from a dry copier) consist of fused plastic bits melted onto paper. Jack C. Thompson Thompson Conservation Lab Portland, OR [log in to unmask] On Thu, 28 Jul 1994, Laura Phillips wrote: > I am in search of curation-quality ink for my StyleWriter II printer. > The ink cartridges that Apple sells are not permanent or waterproof. The > ink readily smudges and smears at the slightest touch (my hands are not > that sweaty!). Does anyone have any ideas? I have tried injecting the > cartridges with fountain pen ink, but the ink dries to fast inside the > cartridge, and, thus, won't print at all. HELP!!! > > Thank you, > > Laura Phillips > Burke Museum > [log in to unmask] >