glitter inks?

[ericheartsu]

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?

[tonypep]

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.

[Orion]

One Stroke. Check pages 2 & 3

[ebscreen]

The Wilflex products can be tinted with their PC's. Can't remember the load but I recall %6 or so?

[Screened Gear]

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%.

[tonypep]

Careful this process can cause dulling as plastisols are not clear. So in order to tiny glitters I prefer to use process inks.

[Orion]

...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.

[Screened Gear]

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.