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Offline Squeegie

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Re: WHAT EMULSION ARE YOU USING?
« Reply #45 on: May 30, 2019, 04:04:27 PM »
Been using Ulano QTX for decades.  Probably better products out there for less money but I have never had any issues with the QTX.
My numbers...156S yellow mesh coated 1-1 sharp edge...Nuarc 3140...waterproof films printed from an Epson 3000... exposure is 38 ltu.
Easy stencil wash out, excellent detail, excellent durability, easy reclaim.
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Re: WHAT EMULSION ARE YOU USING?
« Reply #46 on: May 30, 2019, 05:37:12 PM »
What about HXT from CCI, Homer turned me on to it years ago been using since, also good for waterbase/discharge inks, if you add some diazo to it, I've use it with discharge without diazo on short runs just burn the screens a little longer
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Re: WHAT EMULSION ARE YOU USING?
« Reply #47 on: May 31, 2019, 02:18:55 PM »
What about HXT from CCI, Homer turned me on to it years ago been using since, also good for waterbase/discharge inks, if you add some diazo to it, I've use it with discharge without diazo on short runs just burn the screens a little longer

We like CCI products.. We are going back in 2 weeks and retesting a bunch of emulsions. We found out we had lack of humidity in the screen room . The i image ink drying instantly. Screens washing out hard. The eco rinse  was at 50 percent pressure  on and on. with all that fixed we are going to retest
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Re: WHAT EMULSION ARE YOU USING?
« Reply #48 on: May 31, 2019, 02:49:11 PM »
No one has mentioned Kiwo MultiTex. Pretty versatile too. From Kiwo: "MULTI-TEX is a high solids, fast exposing, pure photopolymer emulsion specially formulated for use with the newest textile inks including all plastisol, water-based, and discharge systems. It is optimized for use on the newest Computer-to-Screen imaging & LED exposing systems as well as conventional exposure systems.Viscosity: 10 mPas Solids content: 43%"
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Re: WHAT EMULSION ARE YOU USING?
« Reply #49 on: June 02, 2019, 04:29:34 PM »
I used the Nazdar Imagestar version of QTX for years/decades then their ProTex. Switched to PHU a year or two ago and love it. I used to have trouble with film sticking to the screen but not with PHU. I print plastisol and waterbase with a fluorescent tube expo unit.