"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Not sure if this is kosher, and we have not had an issue at all. But we have been mixing the Top Score which i like for our polys, and we use the Union 1030 for our cottons. So we have been mixing them 50/50 and it makes the best printing ink! haha! like i said it may not be correct, but we have had zero issues..
You may want to check, but I think that Top Score lacks proper fiber mat down on anything other than a smooth poly fabric.
Quote from: whitewater on March 31, 2016, 01:48:44 PMNot sure if this is kosher, and we have not had an issue at all. But we have been mixing the Top Score which i like for our polys, and we use the Union 1030 for our cottons. So we have been mixing them 50/50 and it makes the best printing ink! haha! like i said it may not be correct, but we have had zero issues..I get the theory, but I'd be nervous. A) how well are the two inks mixed together? B) what is the proper ratio to mix to be able to maintain the needed blocking power. Of course I'm just talking out of my a$$. Where are our ink guys on this?
Found out the fun way.. use top score for poly fabrics only. Did some cotton before, as the majority of the run was poly shirts, didn't want to mix two complete sep batches of ink for a 7 color job so went with it.. yeah that was a fun day... ughhh..
Heat was the issue.. score has a lower gel/cure temp and cotton likes to hold onto it vs the thin poly cooled off qucker.left us with flash gel sticking and back of screen buildup. turned the flash down and then we didnt flash enough and got wet banding. Had a hard time getting the heat just right as we had to stop and start to much and got out of rythum. once the poly hit the press it magicly worked Perfect!