Abstract:
The invention is an endorsing application ink jet ink composition containing at least a solvent and a colorant, and further containing a combination of at least one evaporation retardant and at least one absorption accelerator, the ink being characterized by an evaporation rate of less than or equal to 132 mg/sec. for a 2.0 gram sample at 125 C. for five minutes, and an absorption rate of at least 90 μg/sec. for a 5 μL sample on 24# check stock, and to a process for using the same.