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Offline mk162

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NFPA 1975 standards
« on: October 26, 2015, 04:14:56 PM »
Anybody know any inks that meet this requirement?  I would imagine that discharge inks do, but I can't find any literature on them.  The shirts are 60/40, so discharge might work.  I would just rather run plastisol.

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Re: NFPA 1975 standards
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2015, 04:18:38 PM »
I was told to meet NFPA 1975 that you need to do 100% cotton (or materials specially tested and marketed as fire proof)?

*that being said, we do discharge on 100% cotton that they provide... since we're just "redying" the fabric, we're fine.

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Re: NFPA 1975 standards
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2015, 04:21:21 PM »
the shirts are specialty garments that are fire retardant...they specifically state on the tags to only use embellishments that meet those standards.

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Re: NFPA 1975 standards
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2015, 05:05:46 PM »
Can your distributor help? Or maybe contact the NFPA directly?

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Re: NFPA 1975 standards
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2015, 05:10:37 PM »
I am checking with several right now.  Nazdar doesn't carry it, every company I have found online that has it listed no longer carries it either.

It's looking more and more like discharge

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Re: NFPA 1975 standards
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2015, 09:44:44 PM »
A new twist...the client says it's OK to print with a regular ink, per their client.  I found the additive, Rutland makes it.  I am using it anyway.  I am not messing around with a lawsuit if something should happen.