581PF Series Arctic White is Excalbur’s premium white plastisol ink for printing on 100% cotton garments. The special optical brightener formulated into Arctic White gives the finished print an extremely bright white appearance. Because Arctic White contains no blowing agents it gives prints a smooth surface and provides excellent results for use as an underbase, stand-alone or highlight white. Arctic White is the best choice for use as an underbase or highlight white in simulated process designs.
581 Arctic White
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
- High-opacity fast-flashing ink for manual and automatic presses.
- Creamy, easy-printing consistency produces sharp prints through high-mesh counts.
- Brilliant white ink for optimum brightness.
- Completely phthalate-free and lead-free formulation complies with all standards of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) banning phthalates and heavy metals in textile-printing inks.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Gel Temperature: Ink will surface gel at 240° F (116° C).
Curing: Prints will fully heat cure when the entire ink film reaches 320°F (160°C).
Heat Transfers: Arctic White may be used in printing cold peel transfers.
Mesh: For direct printing a 40-305/inch (16T-122Tcm) may be used. For printing heat transfers an 80-125/inch (32T-50T cm) provides excellent results.
Stencil: Any stencil compatible with plastisol inks may be used.
Modification: Because plastisol inks are thixotropic and can body up during storage always stir ink thoroughly prior to print or adding reducers. If necessary 501PF Curable Reducer may be added increase printability of ink and to help clean from the screen. CAUTION: Adding too much 501PF Curable Reducer will reduce opacity and bleed-resistance.
Squeegee: 70 durometer or 90/70/90 triple durometer blades are recommended.
Printing Techniques: A print/flash/print technique may be necessary to produced desired results on dark garments.
