Description
Features
Printing Parameters
Print Sample Pics
Phthalate Compliant

Description

Advantage is an Ultra-Premium Plastisol Ink that has been formulated to have a short body and extra creamy to be easy to print, wet on wet with minimal build-up. Plus a fast shearing action to allow you to print Faster. Works well for Manual and Automatic high production screen printing.

We print insane detail, wet on wet in our training classes and at tradeshows all the time. Scroll thru the above pics to see actual sample prints done with ADV inks, pics do not necessarily contain the color ink for this listing but represent the quality of the ink line.

Features

Finish: Satin
Opacity: Very Good
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.

Opacity : Excellent

Tension: 15-20 acceptable, 25-35 recommended

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

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"

Print Sample Pics

The sample pic of actual t-shirts printed on a Vastex V2000 manual press, during our 3 day Pro Screen Printing Class, on average 50% of the students have never screen printed before. They used the following items to achieve these gorgeous prints.

Advantage Plastisol Inks
CBX7500 Hi-Rez Pink Emulsion
Hi-Definition Water Proof Inkjet Film
Aluminum Frames 20x24 s/w 230 yellow Satti mesh
Ergo Aluminum Handle Squeegees with 70 durometer blade

Phthalate Compliant

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.

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