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Offline ericheartsu

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glitter inks?
« on: November 06, 2012, 03:45:03 PM »
i currently have some clients wanting to get some prints with glitter/metallic inks. i only have access to gold and silver that i know of!

who makes some of these, in different colors?
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Re: glitter inks?
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2012, 03:50:26 PM »
Many companies make reds, blues, greens, purples, etc such as Wilflex and QCM I believe. I used to make my own using dry flake from Meadowbrook Inventions. Used to do some wacky stuf like mix particle sizes and colors.

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Re: glitter inks?
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2012, 03:54:52 PM »

One Stroke. Check pages 2 & 3
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Re: glitter inks?
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2012, 04:23:45 PM »
The Wilflex products can be tinted with their PC's. Can't remember the load but I recall %6 or so?

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Re: glitter inks?
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2012, 07:01:47 PM »
If your in a pinch you can mix any color plastisol into silver shimmer ink from union. It doesn't take much color to make the silver shimmer change color maybe 5%.
« Last Edit: November 07, 2012, 03:08:06 PM by Screened Gear »

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Re: glitter inks?
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2012, 07:54:52 AM »
Careful this process can cause dulling as plastisols are not clear. So in order to tiny glitters I prefer to use process inks.

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Re: glitter inks?
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2012, 12:47:31 PM »
...expect to be using very coarse mesh counts for glitter, likely 40 or lower, thicker ink deposits will also require longer dwell times to achieve full cure.
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Re: glitter inks?
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2012, 03:12:31 PM »
Careful this process can cause dulling as plastisols are not clear. So in order to tiny glitters I prefer to use process inks.

Tony is right the thinner the ink the better results. I have done it with very little plastisol and then thin the crap out of it. Mix in as little as you can at first. It really does not take much.