Rutland Silky White

[kingscreen]

I got in a sample gallon to test out.  I've only printed 50 test tees so far but it seems super creamy, opaque, flashes fast, and really is super soft; even double hit with a 155.
My first impression is pretty positive.  Anyone else trying this ink out?  What do you think of it?

[Denis Kolar]

Cotton white or LB?

[XG Print]

I ran a 150 pc order last week with it and the further I got into the run the more I liked it.  It did tend to climb the squeegee a bit but I print manually so I can control that.  I thought coverage was very good.  Even achieved some nice 1 hits even though I PFP all of them.  1 color white on red ts.  Turned out great.  Price is definitely good on that stuff.  I think its close to the Meteor white from Ryonet but the Meteor does seem like it climbs a little less.  I will probably order a 5 gallon bucket of the Silky and see how it works over a period of time.  I like being able to get it local and not have to worry with shipping.  I had the cotton white Silky FYI.

[kingscreen]

Cotton white or LB?

We got the LB.  Cotton is available too.

[Colin]

Been running the cotton here for several months.

Excellent opacity!  We run 150 and 150 S mesh for almost all jobs.  Prints very very smooth.  Excellent heat stability, it will keep it's performance characteristics during long runs with higher pallet heat (130-140 degrees).  Excellent edge detail and  sharpness.  I wish more inks were like this.

We switched from the SF cotton.

Got in a 5 of the Silky LB..... Still playing with it..... It is VERY creamy right out of the bucket....

[Underbase37]

Got in a 5 of the Silky LB..... Still playing with it..... It is VERY creamy right out of the bucket....

How is it comparing to the cotton?

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[dirkdiggler]

I ran a 150 pc order last week with it and the further I got into the run the more I liked it.  It did tend to climb the squeegee a bit but I print manually so I can control that.  I thought coverage was very good.  Even achieved some nice 1 hits even though I PFP all of them.  1 color white on red ts.  Turned out great.  Price is definitely good on that stuff.  I think its close to the Meteor white from Ryonet but the Meteor does seem like it climbs a little less.  I will probably order a 5 gallon bucket of the Silky and see how it works over a period of time.  I like being able to get it local and not have to worry with shipping.  I had the cotton white Silky FYI.

Who do you get it from locally?

[XG Print]

American Niagra in Norcross.  770-441-5900 ......  Good people.  Wish I could get Scott & Brannan over at Spotcolor to carry this.  Even closer for me 

[dirkdiggler]

American Niagra in Norcross.  770-441-5900 ......  Good people.  Wish I could get Scott & Brannan over at Spotcolor to carry this.  Even closer for me 

yeah, I even talked to the rutland rep about letting them carry it, but rutland wont budge.

[Colin]

So, it turns out the 4-6 5's I had been using were "older" production batches.  3 to 6 months old.

As a result the ink was able to "Body Up" i.e. get thicker.  Which I actually really liked from the ink.

Got a new 5 of the Silky Cotton in and it is MUCH CREAMIER.  Apparently this is how it is supposed to be.....

I will report in the next few weeks what my impressions are.

[Denis Kolar]

Any news n this ink? Looking to switch from Street Fighter LB to something that prints a bit nicer

[XG Print]

We really like the cotton version.  Prints and handles very good manually and coverage is really good.  We have tested a few quarts and are about to get our first 5 gallon bucket of it at the beginning of the week.  We had been using the Meteor White and it handles great too but i can get the Silky locally. 

[Denis Kolar]

I use Meteor for cottons, but I need something for polly/cotton shirts. I am more interested in LB version, have plenty of Meteor stocked.

[kingscreen]

While we liked it for the most part, we found it to have less coverage and brightness than the Legacy we have been using. 
I can fully see it's place, especially as an UB, but we just don't want to end up stocking 3-4 different Whites.
We are now testing out Total Ink Solution's White.   We really like Legacy, so it's going to be tough to get us to switch.

[XG Print]

I use Meteor for cottons, but I need something for polly/cotton shirts. I am more interested in LB version, have plenty of Meteor stocked.

I have not tried the LB version personally yet but I know several that have and really like it.  May want to hit up Kingscreen.  I think he was giving it a shot as well and he had the LB version..