Author Topic: Which photopolymer?  (Read 4090 times)

Offline Maff

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Re: Which photopolymer?
« Reply #15 on: June 19, 2015, 11:13:43 AM »
We recently started testing Chomaline's ChromaTech WR water resistant photopolymer emulsion. So far it is working well. It held up fine on a recent 100 shirt discharge run... but we haven't yet run it on any larger orders than that.  Fine detail edge definition also looks good, but I haven't yet run any halftone orders with it... so we're still waiting to see if we'll be making the full switch from our previous Diazo.
It cost $68 a gallon.
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Offline Orion

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Re: Which photopolymer?
« Reply #16 on: September 09, 2015, 10:14:00 AM »
My next exposure experiments will be with the new KIWO Polycol Multi-Tex when I visit Pierre at Blue Moon later this month.

Richard or Pierre did you guys get a chance to test the Multi-tex?

We switched to it about about a month ago. We use the blue. I have to say I am impressed with resistance not only to dc/wb but also to press and screen wash. Reclaim is a breeze too...
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Offline ABuffington

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Re: Which photopolymer?
« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2015, 12:02:29 PM »
Hello Maxie,

For your fluo, or 300W LED I recommend trying Murakami Photocure BLU, a pure photopolymer.  It is similar to Aquasol HV, just a bit lower viscosity and slightly more sensitive to low wattage systems.  You can add diazo for water resistancy, Murakami MS-hardener,  for discharge.  Fast exposures, no pinholes with proper degreasing, very easy to use, good resolution of details.  Spot color to complex sim process.

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