High Opacity (HO) inks are formulated to be directly printed onto medium to dark colored, 100% cotton garments. These inks provide great coverage and have a creamy body unlike most High Opacity inks, therefore making the ease of printing more simple.
Features:
Bleed Resistance: High
Opacity: High
Storage: Ideally 65 to 80 F. Keep out of direct sunlight.
Mesh: 86-240 (34 to 110 threads per cm)
Stencil: Any direct emulsion or capillary film.
Wet on Wet Printing: Can be printed wet-on-wet to increase production.
Modifications: To reduce viscosity use Curable Reducer, improve stretch use Stretch Additive, for puff use Puff Additive,and extend color use Soft-hand Base.
Squeegee Hardness & Angle: Medium to hard at a 45 degree angle.
Flashing: 700ºF for 9 seconds, just enough for the surface to be tack free.
Fusion/Curing: 325 F/163 C for 1 to 1 ½ minutes. Oven temperature can be increased and dwell time decreased. For heat presses use 390 F/195 C for 8 seconds.
Wash-up: Any plastisol cleaner.
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Underbase Gray is superb bleed resistance ink, that cures as low as 260 Degrees F. Used as an under base will allow you to print on the most difficult substrates. It has a flat smooth finish for multi-color printing, great stretch ability and improves the feel of the final print.