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Offline Rockers

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Eco screen wash
« on: March 22, 2012, 08:37:53 AM »
I have finally made the decision to get a recirculating screen wash unit next month. My aim is to save on solvents or even better to replace mineral spirits completly with something "green" , something Eco friendly.
Franmar seem to offer a good choice of products but I'm wondering who else is competing in the green ink degrader market. What's the best product out there that can be mixed with water to feed the recirculating unit?


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Re: Eco screen wash
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2012, 03:01:58 PM »
Anything is better than "the spirits".

I don't believe that any chemical that can make plastisol miscible though
will ever be truly environmentally friendly.

That said, check out CCI as well. We use CitraPaste and like it.


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Re: Eco screen wash
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2012, 03:15:55 PM »
They're easy to find--just find a product that has "Eco" or "Green" in the name, and says "Environmentally Friendly" in the brochure.   ;)

Easiway makes some stuff that's very effective, and much easier on the nose than spirits.  Not being a dip tank guy, I'm not a fan of the "Supra", but I like their 842 for reclaim as well as on-press.

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Re: Eco screen wash
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2012, 03:25:01 PM »
yeah, because everything labeled that is telling the truth.

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Eco screen wash
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2012, 03:28:03 PM »
I have been very pleased with the enviro- line from cci. Though I run water based almost exclusively right now.
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Re: Eco screen wash
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2012, 03:48:03 PM »
Xenon has a new product called Xendegrede 2.  It is a water based plastisol ink degrader.  That's right I said water based.  Nothing greener.  Works great as an ink wash and haze remover.  $90 in a 5 gallon container.
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Re: Eco screen wash
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2012, 04:20:53 PM »
Anything is better than "the spirits".

I don't believe that any chemical that can make plastisol miscible though
will ever be truly environmentally friendly.

That said, check out CCI as well. We use CitraPaste and like it.

EBscreen,

Try CCIs GR-70 its a ton better than CitraPaste.  It is easliy twice as strong as CitraPaste. It cut my screen cleaning time in half when I first started using it. I used CitraPaste and then had to use screen opener on the really bad ink staines. Now I just use GR-70 once before emultion removal and then again after to take out all ink stains. My screens look new and some are over 3 years old.