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screen printing => Ink and Chemicals => Topic started by: mk162 on October 26, 2015, 04:14:56 PM

Title: NFPA 1975 standards
Post by: mk162 on October 26, 2015, 04:14:56 PM

Anybody know any inks that meet this requirement?  I would imagine that discharge inks do, but I can't find any literature on them.  The shirts are 60/40, so discharge might work.  I would just rather run plastisol.

Thanks!
Brad

Title: Re: NFPA 1975 standards
Post by: jvanick on October 26, 2015, 04:18:38 PM

I was told to meet NFPA 1975 that you need to do 100% cotton (or materials specially tested and marketed as fire proof)?

*that being said, we do discharge on 100% cotton that they provide... since we're just "redying" the fabric, we're fine.

Title: Re: NFPA 1975 standards
Post by: mk162 on October 26, 2015, 04:21:21 PM

the shirts are specialty garments that are fire retardant...they specifically state on the tags to only use embellishments that meet those standards.

Title: Re: NFPA 1975 standards
Post by: Sbrem on October 26, 2015, 05:05:46 PM

Can your distributor help? Or maybe contact the NFPA directly?

Steve

Title: Re: NFPA 1975 standards
Post by: mk162 on October 26, 2015, 05:10:37 PM

I am checking with several right now.  Nazdar doesn't carry it, every company I have found online that has it listed no longer carries it either.

It's looking more and more like discharge

Title: Re: NFPA 1975 standards
Post by: mk162 on October 29, 2015, 09:44:44 PM

A new twist...the client says it's OK to print with a regular ink, per their client.  I found the additive, Rutland makes it.  I am using it anyway.  I am not messing around with a lawsuit if something should happen.