Silicone Ink from Source One

[Socalfmf]

So we went to ISS AC and I once again got an earful about the silicone ink.  since we print a lot of poly and under armour type of materials I said great lets give it a shot...got a sample from Rob Coleman and did our testing...Today we ran 500 poly shorts from Augusta...HOLY CRAP....one hit white on Navy. looks great soft touch and you can stretch it til it rips ( I did that)

while this ink is a little bit more expensive, it also has zero dye migration since it cures at 280. and only 1 screen and no flash...

this is great and look forward to working with this ink more and more.

sam

[ScreenFoo]

I'd love to get into this stuff for the spandex/cotton blends, if nothing else.  No pigments yet though, right?

Do you mind sharing a few details on print parameters?  Mesh count, stencil, double/single stroke, etc?

[Binkspot]

Nice, we just got our kit this week and can't wait to try it.

What mesh were you running?

[Socalfmf]

Sure..

we used a 156 mesh coated 2/2  soft squeegee, print stroke very slow 1 hit white.  I will go take a video...

sam

[Socalfmf]

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[Socalfmf]

final image with silicone ink...so slick!!!this is one hit white..

[Denis Kolar]

Yep, I got mine too but never got a chance to try it.

[Sbrem]

how's the body? thick and pasty or thinnish?

Steve

[Socalfmf]

smooth and feels like discharge or waterbased

[Orion]

Are you guys members of a secret society? I have been trying to get my hands on some silicone ink for two months now and can't seem to get anyone to help me. A couple of e-mails to Nazdar, talking to my distributor, etc.

[alan802]

I want some.  Are they just selling it as a sample kit?  Who do I need to talk to at Nazdar to procure me some of this stuff?  I'm assuming it's not on the website.

[inkman996]

Lets hear about pricing!

[Denis Kolar]

You guys should have been in Atlantic City!

Kidding, we were with Pierre when he was talking to Rob and Peter, and we scored a quart each   (At least I got the quart)

[blue moon]

this is in pre release stage. White and black should be readily available, don't know about colors. We are testing it for Nazdar so we have few colors here, but I don't know if they have been officially released.

My understanding is that you can purchase it already even though it has not been launched. It does print a little different from plastisol and waterbased inks so they want to make sure it is used correctly. It is very easy to print with, I think it's the best clearing ink I've seen and it deposits enough in just one stroke! But even under those circumstances, some knucklehead might not pay attention and start badmouthing the product. I was told they want to make sure the product is used properly so it does not get an unwarranted bad reputation.

Anybody wanting to try it should probably talk to their Nazdar rep. If that does not get you anywhere, send me a PM and I'll pass your info to the right ppl (which means exactly that, getting your request to somebody. I have no pull to make anything happen, but will gladly send the request along).

pierre

[brandon]

I am very excited for this ink to finally come around. It has been over two years since we first tested it. We had to drop it because our client could not wait this long. However, once this stuff is available I will be all over it!