Printing On Reflective stripe

[printguy]

Have a custy that wants a one color print on a reflective stripe - we've printed plenty of these types of shirts, but never on the stripe. Can anybody chime in on this? Thanks in advance.

[Frog]

Like you, no experience on a stripe itself, but may want to consider an additional adhesive like Nylobond in the ink.

If it matters, I'd also look into whether this screws up its safety rating.

[mk162]

or a multi-purpose ink from Nazdar.  We use a vinyl ink on some jackets and man does that ink stick...

[ScreenFoo]

If it matters, I'd also look into whether this screws up its safety rating.

Uh huh.  You also have to consider this when printing the yellow part...

[cbjamel]

yes if you print on the reflective is screws with the ansi rating. Its how much reflective shows. If that is a concern. I would be concerned with curing the ink but a MP ink might work.
Shane

[Printficient]

What color ink?  The Mustang series might be an option from Xenon

[Inkworks]

Some of the 3M reflective striping is all but unprintable. I tried a dozen or so ink types on it, from plastisols with and without additives, vinyl inks, and several catalyzed specialty inks. I seem to remember 3M offered an ink that was said to work, but it would have been several hundred dollars and many weeks for me to get a quart in to try and the job wasn't worth the hassle. We don't run into many substrates that baffle us as but this was one of them. Tomorrow I get to try some inks on some specialty stretch material for Olympic speed skating suits.

[Sbrem]

a primer may be needed. We printed on poly something or other (propylene?) about 20 years ago for a shoe company display. You could almost blow the ink off after it dried. Then someone mentioned this primer from a pad printing company; we hand sprayed it on, sent the pieces through the dryer as fast as it would go, then printed with a multi purpose; stuck real good...

Steve