ADV Four Color Process Plastisol Ink

Advantage Four Color Process Plastisol Ink is comprised of pure, transparent basic colors to be used to produce 4-color process images. Advantage plastisols are designed for direct, wet-on-wet printing.

The Advantage 4 Color Process plastisols are supplied ready-for-use direct from the can. Any modification to these inks can have an adverse effect on their performance. If necessary, only reduce with small amounts of Advantage Process Base or Curable reducer, when necessary to reduce color concentrations.

Rated scale of 1 to 5, 1 being minimal and 5 maximum or best. 

Opacity: 1

Viscosity / Creamy: 5

Bleed Resistance: 1

Build Up: Low

Definition: High

Recommended Substrates
Cotton, cotton blends, polyesters, and some nylon (generally open weave or mesh types) as well as other synthetics. 

Gel or flash-cure: Approximately 230 Degrees F 

Full cure: 320 Degrees F 

Fusion tests should be made prior to any production run. Failure to cure properly causes poor wash fastness, inferior adhesion and increased dye migration.

Opacity: Low, 

Tension: 15-20 acceptable, 25-35 recommended

Squeegee type: 70 or 80, 60/90/60 or 70/90/70 durometer. 

Squeegee blade: Sharp

Squeegee angle: 10 to 20 degrees

Squeegee Pressure: Avoid excess pressure

Squeegee speed: Medium to Fast

Wash-Up: ECO3000 Ink degrader or bio-degradeable ink degrader

Mesh: 230 to 305 for process printing

Stencil: CBX7500 or CBX7700 is recommended but will work with Any Conventional direct emulsion or capillary films.

Off contact: 1/16"

Emulsion over mesh: 15-20%

Storage

65-95F

Avoid direct sunlight

Keep container sealed

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Inks manufactured for Kolormatrix are certified by one of the largest plastisol ink manufacturers in the world to be Phthalate Compliant and does not knowingly add plasticizers containing the phthalates listed and outlined in California Bill 1108, CPSIA HR-4040 and Oeko-tex Standard 100. The plasticizers identified may include di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP), (DIBP) Di-iso-butyl, and (DMP) Dimethylphthalate, including esters of ortho-phthalic acid and are not direct ingredients in the manufacture of Claira High Opacity Non-Phthalate Inks.