ADV121 Cotton Super Opaque White Plastisol Ink

ADV121 Cotton White is Super opaque resulting in excellent coverage on dark garments. The low tack formula allows printing through finer mesh counts without the need for a viscosity modifier. Use as an underlay where additional opacity is needed or as a stand-alone white. Creamy, short body plastisol for easy printing. Low tack formula for fast shear action.

• High-performance white for 100% Cotton.
• Creamy, short body plastisol for easy printing.
• Low tack formula for fast shear action.
• User-friendly, no viscosity modifiers necessary.
• Great opacity with quick flash.
• Low hot tack does not need a cool down station.
• Will not cause ghost on 100% cotton.

Opacity: Excellent
Viscosity : Medium
Bleed Resistance : None
Build Up : Low
Definition: High

Substrates 100% cotton
Bleed resistance None
Mesh: Use 86-155 mesh count for optimum opacity manual printing.
Use 180-230 mesh count for optimum opacity automatic printing.
Use 230 -280 mesh for overprinting and fine line printing.
EOM: Emulsion over mesh 15-20%
Off-Contact: 1/16"
Tension 15-20 acceptable, 25-35 recommended
Squeegee type 60-80 durometer. Dual (70/90) or triple (70/90/70)
Squeegee blade: Sharp
Squeegee angle:Avoid excess pressure
Squeegee speed: Medium to Fast
Gel temp 160-180 F
Cure temp:320 F entire film
Wash-Up: ECO27705 Textile Ink degrader or SCP17 Press Wipe
Stencil: CBX7700 or CBX7500 recommended but will work with Any Conventional direct emulsion or capillary films.

Best practice to "pre-shear" ink before introduction to the screen. Do this slicing and folding the with an ink spatula. Do NOT mix with a power drill, friction from mechanical mixers other than a "turn about" style mixer will thicken up the ink body.

If ink climbs the squeegee, the ink has not been mechanically sheered enough. Carefully transfer ink into a container and shear with a paint knife, cutting and folding over on itself as you stir the ink.

Maximum Opacity is achieved thru 86 to 155 mesh on a manual press and up to 230 mesh on an automatic press. 

Screens should be at least 18 newtons, although mid 20 is ideal. Low tension decreases opacity, increases texturing and loss of edge defintion.

Screens should be coated 1/2 or 2/2 coats to achieve 15 to 20% EOM, to thin of a stencil makes opacity difficult.

Cotton HO white will spot dry, with a very low after ash tack. Dwell time is dependent on the spot dryer used. In some cases, you may have to lower the heat of the spot cure unit because too much heat may actually make the ink tacky. When you spot dry, you are only partially fusing or gelling the surface of the ink. The ink should be just dry to the touch, with no lift-o , but not totally fused. Totally fusing the underprint may cause inter-coat adhesion problems with the inks printed on top. Final fusing or curing should occur in the dryer.

Inks manufactured for Kolormatrix are ISO 9001 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.