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Offline noortrd

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thinning water base
« on: March 15, 2014, 05:09:55 AM »
Is there any chemical for thinning water based inks.?


Offline tpitman

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Re: thinning water base
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2014, 08:10:47 AM »
Water?
With Matsui ink, there's PrintGen MG and Fixer N additives which thin the ink a bit, and I know some will also add a bit of water - mainly to the 301W white.
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Offline abchung

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Re: thinning water base
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2014, 11:41:23 AM »
If you add water, keep track of it. Too much water will dilute the binder.

Offline Underbase37

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Re: thinning water base
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2014, 01:18:19 PM »
Water, or CCI sells a reducer for longer open air time, most other brands have this too. All this can make drying/ curing take longer.

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