Matte Black 718 was formulated to make printing opaque black easy, so hand printing is less tiring. The result is improved operator performance. Automatic equipment can be adjusted to lower pressure settings, thus improving screen life and squeegee durability.
Matte Black 718 prints so easily that a finer screen mesh can be used to achieve the same opacity as what you would expect from other opaque black inks at lower mesh counts.
Matte Black 718 is not a color-mixing black ink.
Fibrillation can occur when printing on some cotton fabrics, especially when printing through finer mesh counts.
Adding any reducers or additives can lower bleed resistance, reduce opacity, or increase cure times of the ink. STIR the ink prior to printing on press and after addition of reducers or additives.
Test dryer temperatures and wash test printed product before and during a production run.
RECOMMENDED FABRICS 100% Cotton 50/50 Cotton/Polyester Blends Some Polyesters
INK APPLICATION 71 Matte BlackTM should be used right from the container without any modifications
ADDITIVES If modification is necessary, use 1% to 5% by weight 1199 Curable Reducer
SCREEN MESH 60-230 monofilament
EMULSION Any direct or indirect emulsion or capillary film in the 35 to 70 micron range
SQUEEGEE 60-70 Durometer Sharp edge
CURE TEMPERATURES 275ºF-325ºF (135ºC-163ºC) entire ink film
CLEAN-UP Any eco-friendly plastisol screen wash
STORAGE OF INK CONTAINERS 65º to 90ºF (18º to 32ºC) Avoid storage in direct sunlight Keep containers well sealed
