DESCRIPTION
POLY150 MaxPoly White is a plastisol ink specifically formulated to address dye migration problems on a variety of specialty substrates, Including 100% Polyester fabrics, Athletic Uniforms and any other blend that is prone to dye migration. NOTE: Poorly dyed polyester or too much heat in the curing process can overcome any low bleed inks ability to block the migration. For severe migration use TRQ880 Barrier Grey as an underbase
Advantages
Short body for easy printing.
Fast shearing action means higher press speeds.
Great low bleed qualities for printing on 100% polyester.
Will not bleach out colors that are printed over top when used as an underlay.
Bleed resistance: Excellent
Mesh: 86 thru 160 for best results
Tension: 25 -35 recommended
Squeegee type: 70, 60/90/60 or 70/90/70 durometer
Squeegee blade: Sharp
Squeegee angle: 10 to 15 degrees
Squeegee Pressure: Avoid excess pressure
Squeegee speed: Medium to Fast
Gel temp: Flash at 140 - 150 F
Cure temp: 320 F
Wash-Up: ECO2770 Textile Ink degrader or ECO4400 Press Wipe.
Stencil: CBX7700 or CBX7500 is recommended but will work with Any Conventional direct emulsion or capillary films.
Emulsion Over Mesh: 15-20%
Off Contact: 1/16"
Printing Tips
Adjust flash cure temperature and dwell time so ink is just dry to touch. Avoid excessive flash temperatures to protect fabric and migration of dyes. Depending on flash unit, a 3 - 5 second flash is adequate.
For best results, use a print-flash-print technique to ensure sufficient ink deposit on dark fabrics.
Use 86–230t/in (34-90t/cm) mesh screens with high tension for best performance, ink release and opacity. Lower mesh equals more deposit. Use higher meshes to achieve half tones.
Adjust your print parameters to allow this ink to clear fully on the second stroke using medium to low pressure for best dye blocking and opacity. As this ink shears down, less pressure will be required. Adjust accordingly.
Curing is a time and temperature process. Using a lower temperature, at a lower belt speed will provide the best result without damaging the fabric.
A behavior for high-opacity low cure inks is to "body-up" or gain viscosity when at rest. Be sure to "Pre-shear" or agitate this ink before use to achieve optimal flow before printing. Be careful to not use highspeed drills or similar equipment that will create friction-heat that can cause the ink to begin to cure. Store ink buckets up off of cold floors to reduce pre-shear time.
For the best coverage, bleed resistance and brightest prints, adjust the off contact distance and squeegee pressure to print the ink layer on top of the printed fabric rather than pushing the ink entirely through it.
This ink is most effective with thicker screen stencils. Take care to not "over-flash" this or any plastisol ink. Flash to gel just short of cure to ensure inter-coat adhesion.
Dyed Poly fabrics become unstable around 230° F, be sure to cool down garment quickly after successful cure is reached.
Avoid "hot stacking" printed poly garments coming off the dryer belt. This will help stabilize the shirt pigment.
Poly garments that are allowed to remain warm after exiting the dryer are more susceptible to dye migration.
Compliance
Non-pthalate
Internationally compliant
Precautions
The information provided in this document is given in good faith and does not release you from testing inks and fabrics to confirm suitability of substrate and application process to meet your customer standards and specifications
Phthalate Compliant
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.
