Texiplast 7 OP BLUE SHADE GREEN

Identification & Functionality

Product Type

Plastisol Ink

Technologies

Ready-to-Use Products

Product Families

Ready-to-Use Products — Inks & Pastes

Plastisol Inks

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims

Phthalates-free

Ready-to-Use Product Features

Excellent Elasticity,

Excellent Opacity,

Excellent Printability,

Excellent Wetting Behaviour,

Good Surface Gloss,

Soft Touch

General Features

• High opacity
• Good wet on wet printability
• Bright chromatic range
• Good elasticity
• Soft touch
• Phthalate-free

Applications & Uses

Markets

Industrial

Applications

Industrial — Leather & Textiles

Textile Manufacturing

Application Area

Textiles

Application Method

Wipe

Compatible Substrates & Surfaces

Cotton,

Fibers & Fabrics,

Textiles

Cure Method

Heat Cure

Application Fields

Direct and transfer textile printing. For ready-to-wear or pre-cut articles.

Applications Process

Substrates	Cotton 100%
	Cotton mixed with synthetic fibers (50/50)
	The substrates may be white or colored
Th/cm	Max. 90 Th/cm (230 Th/in)
Emulsion	Zero-In Astra
Squeegee	Square edge. Squeegee hardness, according to the desired final effect
Curing	150°C –160°C for 3 minutes
Thinner	Max 3% Texiplast Viscosity reducer
Additives	If required use 1-3% of Texiplast Low Cure Additive
Cleaning	Screenclean ST

 Preparation

Ready-to-use ink.

• Homogenize well, before using it. The colors may be all mixed among them with each ratio. It is however recommended not to mix more than 3 bases together at a time. When realizing pale/light colors, it is recommended to check their steadiness during time.
• The possible addition of Texiplast Viscosity reducer allows to reduce ink viscosity.
• The possible addition of Texiplast Low Cure
• Additive (Max 6% by weight to ink) allows to reduce curing temperature.
• Adding too much additives may affect curing, or increase dye migration.
• ALWAYS check performances before run production.

 Application

• For the best color opacity and brightness, during printing, it is recommended to adjust the out of contact and the pressure of the squeegee at their best, in order to obtain an ink film that can remain onto the surface of the substrate.
• The opacity is influenced by the kind of drawing, the th/cm screen number, the squeegee, the pressure and the printing speed.

 Curing

• Curing must take place at 150°C – 160°C for 3 minutes.
• Texiplast are thermoplastic inks: only an appropriate curing is able to allow the complete ink fusion, therefore the achievement of the required final characteristics.

Special instruction

• Always test the print characteristics, before starting production.
• Always check curing conditions. The addition of additives could require higher temperature or longer time.
• Plastisol inks do not resist dry cleaning, bleaching and ironing.
• The inks of the series Texiplast 7 OP are phthalate-free.
• Before using them, make sure that squeegees, scrapers, screens and cans have been cleaned well from possible rests of other plastisol series.
• In that way, possible “pollution”, deriving from other ink series, can be avoided. 

 Equipment

Indicated for using onto automatic, semiautomatic and manual machines.

Properties

Color

Green

Packaging & Availability

Country Availability

Canada,

Mexico,

USA

Regional Availability

• North America

Package

1 & 5 Gal

Storage & Handling

Storage

Away from direct sunlight. At a temperature between 15-35°C