od units respectively with respect to the marks made using fixer 3 the od was 1 01 and the drip transfer was 0 060 od units respectively fixer 3 acid red 52 ink showed a substantial increase in the print durability four drops of acid red 52 ink were dropped into a test tube containing approximately 4 g of fixer 3 a precipitate was formed upon agitation e g shaking or stirring of the mixture the dye fixer complex precipitate resolubilized almost completely into the solution it is hypothesized that a blend of multiple fixing agents may give a balance of print attributes and reliability magenta ink was prepared using 3 ilford m 377 magenta dye a sulfonated azo dye available from ilford imaging usa inc west 70 century road paramus n j 07652 in the vehicle of table 1 print samples were prepared on union camp great white paper as in example 1 using fixer 3 after 24 hours the durability was measured as in example 1 for marks made without fixer 3 the measured od was 0 89 and the drip transfer was 0 200 od units respectively for marks made using fixer 3 the od was 0 81 and the drip transfer was 0 010.