"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
We're all manual, we gave the nextgen cotton white a try, but it creeps up the squeegee a lot more than we like. Other members said it worked fine for them though...We have been enjoying the Nextgen Magic in some of our color mixes. And we've still been using the white to mix colors with as well.
When was the tweak made Pierre?
Don't be afraid to mix in some Magic into anything if you want it to print better, even your white.It does flash fast and will cure lower than you expect. When used properly I doubt there is anything better. I know every shop is different but don't be afraid to push the limits on your print settings like pressure and print speed. If you are going to print it just like you would any other white ink then you probably won't see just how good the ink is. It's like driving a sports car, if you drive like a blue-hair then you'll never get to experience the reason why people by a sports car to begin with. Some manufacturers (I don't fault them at all for doing this) build their inks to appeal to the largest base of customers and doing so will hinder the performance of the ink. As this shop has progressed over the years we've had to continually adjust/mix new white inks to keep up with what I'm trying to accomplish on the press. There is no doubt that printing with light pressure and fast speeds creates a better print, in virtually every category. If you're ink won't perform at those levels where you'll actually see a difference then you'll have to work so much harder and do many different things to progress and make your shop more efficient and producing higher quality prints. If you're a plastisol shop then white ink is by far the most important part of your production loop and if you're choosing a white ink based solely on price then a huge percentage of what you print will be affected negatively. Unless you've found a cheap white ink that will print as good as the expensive ones, which I have yet to find. And I'm a white ink HO!
Quote from: Maff on August 17, 2016, 07:59:44 PMWe're all manual, we gave the nextgen cotton white a try, but it creeps up the squeegee a lot more than we like. Other members said it worked fine for them though...We have been enjoying the Nextgen Magic in some of our color mixes. And we've still been using the white to mix colors with as well.there was a slight adjustment in the formula and the new batches don't climb nearly as bad (if any)!pierre
Quote from: alan802 on August 18, 2016, 09:36:10 AMDon't be afraid to mix in some Magic into anything if you want it to print better, even your white.It does flash fast and will cure lower than you expect. When used properly I doubt there is anything better. I know every shop is different but don't be afraid to push the limits on your print settings like pressure and print speed. If you are going to print it just like you would any other white ink then you probably won't see just how good the ink is. It's like driving a sports car, if you drive like a blue-hair then you'll never get to experience the reason why people by a sports car to begin with. Some manufacturers (I don't fault them at all for doing this) build their inks to appeal to the largest base of customers and doing so will hinder the performance of the ink. As this shop has progressed over the years we've had to continually adjust/mix new white inks to keep up with what I'm trying to accomplish on the press. There is no doubt that printing with light pressure and fast speeds creates a better print, in virtually every category. If you're ink won't perform at those levels where you'll actually see a difference then you'll have to work so much harder and do many different things to progress and make your shop more efficient and producing higher quality prints. If you're a plastisol shop then white ink is by far the most important part of your production loop and if you're choosing a white ink based solely on price then a huge percentage of what you print will be affected negatively. Unless you've found a cheap white ink that will print as good as the expensive ones, which I have yet to find. And I'm a white ink HO!So lets say I get the Magic coming too. Would you go ahead and mix the whole new gallon with Magic and if so at what ratio? Thanks
Fyi, the cotton white was hit or miss on blended materials... for whatever reason the prints would look great going into the dryer but come out rough. Using his poly white fixed this. (Poly white prints and floods like a dream).
A bit off subject, but if you use a PC system, you may want to look at his base. I've been using it with my Wilflex PCs and we LOVE what it can do.Now, back to your white.
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