Invisible Printer Ink by loup226
video Invisible Printer Ink
Easy tutorial about making invisible ink for inkjet printer.Cool for making your important document more safe.
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unpicky says: Jul 28, 2008. 10:29 PM
it would look very suspicious if you had a bunch of blank pages everywhere
JustPrism says: Dec 19, 2011. 4:32 PM
Type something else on every other line and make it look double spaced.
Jeebiss says: Oct 11, 2008. 3:01 PM
Put them back into the paper package.
benthekahn says: Aug 22, 2008. 11:18 PM
just put them in a drawer labeled blank paper.
cornflaker says: Apr 10, 2009. 8:25 PM
People will use them lol
elmorom says: Nov 6, 2010. 6:13 AM
Very cool instructions indeed,however i have tried it but the result were not good wit red uv ink. My solution was to purchase red uv invisible ink for printers from uvstuff.com and fill my own cartridge.For those interested above you can print any color in invisible using the main 4 color uv inks with a printer cartridges .Only by mixing those colors you will be able to print all others.
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eulaliaaaa! says: Jul 3, 2010. 5:28 PM
You could also use lemon juice or milk
zhangvict says: Apr 25, 2010. 6:32 PM
You don't need to buy all those invivible ink pens to get the invisible ink. There is a brand of fountain pen ink called Noodler's Ink, which sells invisible UV ink, avalible from many online distributors.
GlowInTheDark says: May 14, 2010. 4:18 PM
Sorry to push my products, but this is for people whom need this type of ink and are having problems locating it.
Non flammable Invisible ink (will reveal blue when exposed to a UV Black light) 
Invisible ink
Lance Mt. says: Oct 27, 2009. 11:42 PM
 Will it ruin the insides of the ink-jets? I was thinking about using 2 different black cartridges 
maxpower49 says: Aug 16, 2009. 2:22 PM
How do you know when you run out of invisible ink
Lance Mt. says: Oct 27, 2009. 11:41 PM
 It becomes permanently invisible.. lol
dioblo2345 says: Aug 22, 2009. 11:04 PM
oh i forgot to say over a candle!?!?
dioblo2345 says: Aug 22, 2009. 11:03 PM
awesome instuctable..also you can use lemon juice and when you want to see it hold i about 3-7 inches away from the flame. make sure the paper doesnt burn though..
pyelitegamerro76 says: Apr 22, 2008. 10:45 PM
oo great idea, but you also wouldnt be able to print in any other colors besides the primary colors other than yellow because the printer mixes the colors to form other colors. it would just be easier to replace the black ink and only print in black.
maxpower49 says: Aug 16, 2009. 2:22 PM
or have two different black cartages
dombeef says: Nov 8, 2008. 11:14 AM
no wait use a different color black light ink!
Trebawa says: Aug 23, 2008. 11:02 AM
My thoughts exactly. In addition, my printer has an option to print whatever you send it in grayscale only using the black cartridge, so one could print solely in invisible.
fwjs28 says: May 1, 2009. 12:27 PM
very good videography! and song selection....sounds like a cool trick..
Weissensteinburg says: Apr 23, 2008. 11:13 AM
Wow! Just hope no one tries to use the seemingly blank paper afterwards =]
lclippard says: Apr 26, 2009. 12:07 PM
even if they did use the paper, theoretically the invisible ink would still show up and be legible when viewed under a black lamp, b/c the filtering effect of the glass would block the "regular" ink.
Weissensteinburg says: Apr 26, 2009. 12:18 PM
Good point.
unknown24 says: Apr 5, 2009. 10:25 PM
where can i buy invisible ink pens?
atari130xe says: Mar 10, 2009. 3:54 PM
Dos formulas para tintas invisibles: 1.-Sulfato de Quinina disuelto en agua destilada. 2.-Fluoresceina Sodica disuelta en etanol. Two formulas for invisible ink: 1.-Quinine Sulfate dissolved in distilled water. 2.-Fluorescein Sodium dissolved in ethanol.
residentevil5 says: Sep 20, 2008. 6:48 AM
Does this work for all ink cartridge?
Jeebiss says: Oct 11, 2008. 3:00 PM
Any cartridge that uses a sponge reservoir.
jj32x says: Aug 31, 2008. 9:34 PM
genius.
sxiong says: Jun 21, 2008. 4:23 PM
this would be a cool project, unfortunately ink cartridges are so expensive... it cost as much money buying ink cartridges as putting gas in the car
Knowlege_Vortex says: Jun 21, 2008. 5:43 AM
PRINTER UV INKS RECIPE

VISIBLE YELLOW
  • Fluoroscein Disolved in water
  • Acridine Orange Disolved in Ethanol
VISIBLE RED
  • Rodamine Disolved in Water
VISIBLE BLUE
  • Not Ready
INVISIBLE YELLOW
  • Zinc Sulfide doped with Cadmium Sulfide (Doped with microwaves)
INVISIBLE RED
  • Zinc Sulfide doped with Manganese Sulfide (Doped with microwaves)
INVISIBLE BLUE
*Zinc Sulfide doped with Silver Sulfide (Doped with microwaves)
*Naphthalene disolved in Cyclohexane
*Aminomethylocoumarin Disolved in DMSO (Dimethylosulfoxide)

INVISIBLE GREEN
  • Acridine Disolved in water with a few dropets of Sulphuric Acid
Please inform me about new methods.
moris_zen says: Apr 29, 2008. 1:22 PM
Nice inst - why cant I rate it ?
rimar2000 says: Apr 26, 2008. 10:22 AM
Very interesting.
joe57005 says: Apr 26, 2008. 8:04 AM
good one. that will actually be better than just drawing with the invisible pens, since they may leave indentations in the paper.
foobear says: Apr 24, 2008. 3:00 AM
Excellent!
Jackhole says: Apr 23, 2008. 5:50 PM
I think this is just about the coolest Instructable I have seen so far. Awesome. How hard is it to take out the ink from the pens, do you have some sort of technique?
LinuxH4x0r says: Apr 23, 2008. 5:43 PM
Cool! might try this on an old inkjet I have.
benjgvps says: Apr 23, 2008. 2:02 PM
That is genius! I think I would try it with a black in cartridge to save the work of changing the text color. I might try this if I get a spare printer.
joejoerowley says: Apr 23, 2008. 5:09 AM
Wow! Very Cool! Great Instructable!!!
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