Opacity: Excellent
Viscosity : Medium
Bleed Resistance : Low
Build Up : Low
Definition: High

Printing Parameters

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

Flash: 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.

Tension: 15-20 acceptable, 25-35 recommended

Squeegee type: 60-70 durometer. 60/90/60, 70/90/70

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 SCP17 Press Wipe.

Mesh: Use 110-160 mesh for optimum opacity.
Use 230-305 mesh for overprinting and fine line printing.
Use 230-305 mesh for printing onto white or light fabrics.

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

EOM: Emulsion over mesh 10 to 15%
Off Contact: 1/16"

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.