ADV120 X2 HO/LB White Plastisol

Advantage's X2 High Opaque /Low Bleed White Plastisol is an Exceptional Value. Optically Bright White ink formulated to give Excellent Printability for both manual and automatic printing. Advantage X2 has Excellent Opacity, Fiber mat down, Low Gloss level, and Good Flash properties permit it to be utilized as both a stand-alone and an under base white.

Opacity: High Opaque
Viscosity : Creamy
Bleed Resistance : Low Bleed
Build Up : Low
Definition: High

• Flash 160 - 180F
• Cure 320F
• Creamy body
• Medium Viscosity
• Matte finish with a satin hand
• High Opaque / Low Bleed
• Cotton, Poly Blends and some 100% Polyester

Substrates 100% cotton, 50/50, Poly Blends & some 100% Polyesters
Bleed resistance Low Bleed
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
Gel temp 160-180 F
Cure temp:320 F entire film
Wash-Up: ECO3000 Textile Ink degrader or ECO friendly ink degrader
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.

Poorly dyed polyesters or too much heat in the curing process can compromise ANY low bleed inks ability to block dye migration.

For printing onto tye dye fabrics, 2 strokes / flash/ 2 strokes for optimal performance

Ink has optical brighteners which may appear at the top of the ink as a blue gel. Simply mix it back into the ink before production.

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.

There may be a potential to ghost on some fabrics due to the dyes used. Thoroughly test on stone washed or light colors.

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.

X2 HO/LB 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.