Edible Ink Cartridges-Please Help!
Decorating By melimel00 Updated 25 Mar 2014 , 10:30pm by melimel00
Hello all! I would like to get some opinions about edible ink cartridges!!!
I purchased my first printer about 2 years ago- an Epson Workforce 30 and KopyKake edible ink cartridges and experienced at LOT of banding. I did a lot of cleaning, trouble shooting etc, still a lot of banding. Forgot about it, then decided to try edible image printing again. I thought maybe because the Epson was on the cheaper side, maybe I should upgrade printers.
I recently bought a Canon MG5320 that I purchased from KopyKake- works like a charm. By default, I purchased the edible ink (again) from them as well. First print was beautiful! Then I made the mistake of not using the printer for about a month. I took it down this weekend to try to use it again- MAJOR BANDING again! So again, I ran multiple print head cleanings, deep cleanings, print head alignments- I even CAREFULLY took apart the print head and flushed it completely through with a solution of warm distilled water and airbrush solution and all flushed through completely clear. I put everything back together- ran test prints again, ran print head cleanings again being sure to wait 20-30 mins in between cleanings and AGAIN BANDING!!!
I did some research and it turns out other people have had issues with Kopykake ink cartridges clogging! The whole reason why I bought KK's brand is because they claim that they way they build their cartridges with the sponge prevents clogging! 
Super frustrating!
I just ordered cartridges from Icing Images because I've read on here that they seem to work better. Is there any other advice, tips, ANYTHING that you guys can suggest that I haven't tried yet before I rip out the rest of my hair and empty the rest the pennies left in my bank account?! 
I had an Epson once that would clog and band like crazy. I would pour pure grain alcohol into the printer's jets (where the cartridges sit) and let it sit for a while and then use a small syringe (without the needle) to flush more PGA through the jets. I also used the PGA on a cotton swab to clean the cartridges. The very best thing I can recommend if you get t working correctly again is to print a test page through it at least once a week. I have a Word document that is just a page of colored text ("BLACK BLACK BLACK, RED RED RED, BLUE BLUE BLUE, YELLOW YELLOW YELLOW") that I run through the printer once a week.
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