Printcolor Screen Ink Series 388-1000

Identification & Functionality

Product Type

Screen Printing Ink,

Solventborne Ink

Technologies

Ready-to-Use Products

Product Families

Ready-to-Use Products — Inks & Pastes

Screen Printing Inks

Features & Benefits

Ready-to-Use Product Features

Alcohol Resistant,

Gasoline Resistant,

Good Abrasion Resistance,

Good Light Fastness,

Good Moldability,

Higher Gloss,

Outdoor Durability

Characteristics

• Alcohol and gasoline resistance (Use of Series 600-HDA (5-10 %) to further improve resistance)
• Resistance to adhesives
• Block resistance
• Flexibility
• Gloss (Glossy)
• Resistance to hand sweat
• Light fastness (See technical information: light fastness)
• Abrasion resistance
• Pigmentation
• Screen openness
• Temperature resistance (See color chart HR and thermoresistant products)
• Drying
• Moldability
• Weather resistance

Applications & Uses

Markets

Automotive & Transportation,

Electrical & Electronics,

Industrial,

Printing & Packaging

Applications

Electrical & Electronics — Devices & Assemblies

Displays

Industrial — Leather & Textiles

Textile Manufacturing

Automotive & Transportation — Other Automotive & Transportation Applications

Printing & Packaging — Printing & Inks

Other Printing Applications,

Screen Printing

Printing & Packaging — Tapes, Labels & Adhesives

Other Tapes, Labels & Adhesives,

Tapes & Labels

Application Area

Displays

Compatible Substrates & Surfaces

Composites,

Painted Surfaces,

Plastics

Application

• Car lettering
• Signs
• Technical components
• Automotive applications
• Labels and stickers (incl. readability on both sides)
• Promotional items
• Displays

Substrates

• Coated surfaces/ powder coatings
• Composite materials
• Plasticized PVC self-adhesive foils
• ABS, SAN, Copolymers
• Acrylic glass (casted PMMA)
• Primered/ coated foils
• Rigid PVC
• Polycarbonate (PC)
• Polyester, primered
• Rigid PVC, foamed
• Paper, cardboard
• Plasticized PVC tarpaulins
• Polystyrene (PS), mat

Processing

Mesh
All commercially available mesh can be used.
Stencils
All commercially available and solvent resistant stencils can be used.

Drying
Drying of Series 388 depends on the layer thickness as well as on the substrate and the auxiliaries used
Usual parameters (without addition of retarder):

• Air : Physically very fast drying. Overprintable after 5 minutes at 20°C ambient temperature / 50% relative humidity. Overprintable after 10 minutes.
• Continuous dryer :  Depending on dryer capacity, the print is stackable after 30-60 seconds. The recommended drying temperature lies between 40-60°C.

Further Processing

• Punching
• Cutting
• Laminating
• Grooving
• Molding
• Folding

Cleaning

Series 300-URS, Series 300-BRS

Special Features & Tips

MS mixing system	MS ink Series 388 + Binder Series 388-07 (min. 20 % by weight)
Double-sided stickers	Series 388 in combination with: Series 655-00/16, Opaque White and Series 655-33/399, Barrier Layer Gray Series 140-3113-00/07, High Opaque White and Series 140-3113-9100/07, High Opaque Barrier Layer Gray

Productivity
Depending on the color shade, a productivity of 50-70 m2/kg is to be expected with press-ready ink and use of a mesh 120.34.

Third Party Applications (After Pre-tests)

• Addition: always with 30 % binder (after pre-tests)
• Roll and spray applications: thinner Series 300-743
• Spray applications: thinner Series 300-377 (regulated addition)

Regulatory & Compliance

Quality Standards

ENISO 9001:2015

Packaging & Availability

Delivery

1 kg / 5 kg / 25 kg.