The plate is then gently wiped with tarlatans to remove the excess ink and drive it into the recesses (wells).

The outside of the reservoir was coated with Teflon, a repellent compound that released excess ink as it was withdrawn.

Without ink traps, the excess ink would blob and ruin the crisp edge.

In rotogravure printing the doctor blade is the device that removes the excess ink from the smooth non engraved portions of the image carrier.

It might be necessary to run the printer cleaning utilities on the refilled cartridge, in case any excess ink is left over from the refilling process.

The doctor blade removes excess ink from the anilox roller before inking the printing plate.

A doctor blade is used to scrape excess ink from the surface leaving just the measured amount of ink in the cells.

In intaglio a heavily starched cheesecloth called tarlatan is used for wiping away excess ink from the printing surface.

Pounce (calligraphy), a powder used to prevent ink from spreading and to blot up excess ink.

The plate is then rubbed with tarlatan cloth to remove most of the excess ink.