"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Sorry for the double post, but I wanted to bump for new info. It looks like the problem that I had was with trying to dump it all in at the same time and then mix it. This time, I added the white to the base and stirred, then added red and stirred. Now it looks much closer to the color I am trying to hit and no separation. Now I am just worried that something I am going to add will cause it to gel up like the last batch anyway.
Like others said. Agent last. Mix only the agent in at that time. Don't add water with the agent. Another thing 10 percent retarded is a lot. That is one retarded ink. You only have to mix for a min just enough to mix it in. Don't go too crazyThese are my stepsBasePigment loadMixAdd modifyers. Water, retarder other bindersMixAdd agentMixLet stand 15 to 30 minsAdd water MixTake to press....
Well my press is pretty retarded as well (it's slow ya'll) and it won't rest flooded, so I do what I can.
Are you using a drill to mix? If not, give it a whirl.I know many mix WB by hand, but a drill really gets things going..
Allen key in a pinch, but preferably get a piece of 1/8" stainless rod, chop and bend it into a spoon shape.Easy to clean and won't ding your containers.
I think I will see if I can squeak by with the old pigment. I managed to get a batch to work using it instead of the new stuff. If it goes to hell again, I'll have to try the 50% d-white.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk