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Identification & Functionality
- Product Type
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Ready-to-Use Product Features
- Substrate
100% Polyester Performance fabrics. Tri-blends, Polyester Blends, Cotton, Nylon, Stretch fabric, and lycra/spandex blends. *Not suitable for all nylon substrates, pretest prior to production.
- Features
- Creamy plastisol ink
- Smooth Athletic Finish
- Fast Flash
- Low after flash tack
- Superior Bleed Resistance
- Performance
Print ULT Shield Gray straight from the container through mesh ranging from 86 to 160 mc without modifications of the viscosity. Stir before use.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Recommendations
Stir plastisol ink before printing. DO NOT add modifiers or additives to ULT Shield Gray, as that can affect the bleed resistance, opacity, or increase cure times. Any contamination from other ink sources could make the ink test positive for restricted phthalates and reduce bleed resistance. Perform fusion tests before production. Failure to cure ink properly can result in poor wash fastness, inferior adhesion, and unacceptable durability. 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. If surface is hot and tacky, the ink film has been over flashed. Reduce temperature or time to prevent an inter-coat adhesion problem. Curing is a time and temperature process, a lower oven temperature setting with a slower belt speed while maintaining recommended ink cure temperature is always best to protect fabric, control dye migration and reduce energy consumption. It is important that topcoat be exactly registered with ULT Shield Gray. If top coat is not exactly registered with ULT Shield Gray, dye migration can happen in areas without ULT Shield Gray under it. Monarch ULT Shield Gray can be cured between 270°F - 300°F. Running at the higher end of the temperature range and/or longer dwell times maybe required to achieve proper cure on jobs that contain cotton, high ink deposits or heavy weight garments.
Properties
- Color
- Appearance
- Satin Finish
- Physical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Wet Ink Tack | Low | - | - |
| Bleed Resistance | Superior | - | - |
| Opacity | High | - | - |
| Gel point | 160.0 | °F | - |
| Flash Temp | 220 - 240 | °F | |
| Fusion Temp | 270 - 300 | °F | |
| Squeegee Blade (durometer) | 70 - 80 | ° | |
| Mesh Count | 86 - 156 |
Storage & Handling
- Storage and Handling
65°F to 90°F avoid direct sunlight. Never exceed temperatures above 95°F during storage.