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Do you recommend another type from Rutland that IS more versatile

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Dottonedan:
Hello Mel,

Some people LOVE Rutland for sim process,  but I feel (pardon the illustration), but it seems like a one trick pony. Meaning, it's used very well for blending...but thats it. It's not as versatile as I would like my inks to be. I can't modify the Rutland M3's and make them MORE OPAQUE (in the same design) and for basic spot color printing I would switch to some other ink. If I do anything, If using Rutland M3, I have to use a low mesh (lower than I normally would like) in order to get that good opacity. If I underbase it, it's pastel and if I don't underbase it enough, the shirt comes though too much to quick. Tricky balance I say.  Again, if using it simply for sim process (and needing every screen to blend well), it's GREAT! If you have a screen that needs more coverage in the mix, you need to do other tricks to get it to work, like slow the pass, angle the blade down, use a softer blade, all things that you don't normally want to do.

Do you have some additive to make it more opaque or do you recommend another type from Rutland that IS more versatile?

Thanks
Dan

californiadreamin:
Rutland Paste Thickner M 00333 up to 2 percent.

T Shirt Farmer:
Does the thickener make the ink harder to clear out of the screen?

Colin:
Dan,

You want Rutland's Color Boosters.  You can add those to the pms mix to make the ink more opaque through heavier pigmentation.

Conversely, you can use the Color Boosters as a pigment for mixing into Rutlands bases.  This way you can, through experimentation, make opaque versions of PMS colors.  On occasion, you do want to be carefull about over pigmenting your inks.

The only problem is once you start going to opaque versions, the color will shift.  So it's a balance game of "correct color" Vs. opacity.

Just adding a thickener to the ink will kind of work, but it's a band aid solution at best.  A thicker ink deposit will lead to it's own headaches.

Depending on the printers skill set, the flexibility of the customer pertaining to color matches, and the type of printing desired (spot/sim-process/high Vs. low mesh printing) will impact what that shop will need to do to modify their mixing system.

noortrd:
is ther any representative of rutland in this boards?

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