Got my CCI Pigments and Tested today!

[tonypep]

Nice red! Looks like our 606 (our#) red. When we did our original formulas no pantone formulas existed. Most of my formulas contain 2-3 pigments. I know this will come across as bragging and it is.......all the ink companies instructed printers to activate  everything by 6% or it wouldn't work. I was the one who informed them that this actually compromises some colors.
I said it!

[Screened Gear]

Nice red! Looks like our 606 (our#) red. When we did our original formulas no pantone formulas existed. Most of my formulas contain 2-3 pigments. I know this will come across as bragging and it is.......all the ink companies instructed printers to activate  everything by 6% or it wouldn't work. I was the one who informed them that this actually compromises some colors.
I said it!

Tony I hear you also came up with the name RED for the color we now call red. That was a long time ago I'm sure no one remembers. 

[tonypep]

I also invented Blue!

[Screened Gear]

I also invented Blue!

Blue is some of the best work I have ever seen. I even use the blue as one of my company colors. Great job on that one.

[Inkworks]

"Blue" in my logo too, royalty cheque in the mail...

[dirkdiggler]

secrets are coming out

[kingscreen]

You guys overloading your CCI reds- how are the prints coming out after wash testing and how much are you overloading?

I know CCI has 30% as the ceiling in their lit which is pretty high.

The wash testing we did when we first developed our red showed almost no change. Believe me, after wash number five, I was overjoyed when it was still a rich red. We overload the pigments by about 2x. We have 3 different reds and they vary slightly. Way less than 30% though. That'd be some luxury DC dumping all that pigment in!

[Screened Gear]

You guys overloading your CCI reds- how are the prints coming out after wash testing and how much are you overloading?

I know CCI has 30% as the ceiling in their lit which is pretty high.

The wash testing we did when we first developed our red showed almost no change. Believe me, after wash number five, I was overjoyed when it was still a rich red. We overload the pigments by about 2x. We have 3 different reds and they vary slightly. Way less than 30% though. That'd be some luxury DC dumping all that pigment in!

Does that mean 20 percent pigment load and 80 percent base? I did a 15 percent red and it was real nice. I would love to see that red of yours in person. It looks real good.

[ZooCity]

You guys overloading your CCI reds- how are the prints coming out after wash testing and how much are you overloading?

I know CCI has 30% as the ceiling in their lit which is pretty high.

The wash testing we did when we first developed our red showed almost no change. Believe me, after wash number five, I was overjoyed when it was still a rich red. We overload the pigments by about 2x. We have 3 different reds and they vary slightly. Way less than 30% though. That'd be some luxury DC dumping all that pigment in!

Awesome.  Sounds like they have the base dialed well with the pigments then.  We use a PC system for plastisol and almost all colors we mix are at max pigment, just the way we roll most of the time.  I only back it off or extend it the max pig mix out when it's frustrating wow printing or overkill such as on lights.

I have our set sitting on the ink table still unopened, looking forward to the next DC run that calls for a pigment boost so I can see how they play with the Texcharge.