ColorPRO Pantone Matching System

Simple, Ready-to-Use Ink Colors For Textile Printing Applications

The Excalibur ColorPRO system is precise, simple to use, and can be easily repeated - factors all important to today's screen printer. This system produces simulated Pantone colors using 11 ink colors (including black and white).

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Includes 11 Quarts of base colors, Pantone Color Guide, Colormate Pro Color Matching Software, and Instructions how to become eco-friendly

Superior White Plastisol Inks

Excalibur White Plastisol Inks are well known for their superior quality and performance. Professional screen printers choose Excalibur White Plastisol because it has a wide range of uses, is very opaque and extremely easy to print. Excalibur has designed their white plastisol inks for virtually all aspects of textile screen printing. It is for these reasons that Excalibur White Plastisol is the right choice when you need consistent, bright whites.

The Excalibur line of white plastisols are designed for high performance. Each ink series is designed to perform certain functions that are vital in today's textile screen printing industry. Whether you need your white plastisol inks to be capable of very fast flashing and very easy curing or high bleed resistance, Excalibur has the right white ink for you. Each Excalibur White Plastisol Ink is designed to be very bright and highly opaque.

Excalibur White Plastisol Inks Include: 50/50 White Plastisol, 565 Fast Flash White, 579 High Opacity Bright White, 581 Arctic White, 585 Absolute White, 595 High Opacity White, and 596 Miracle White.

Excalibur 500 Series Plastisol Inks

500 Series Inks are highly versatile inks formulated for direct or cold peel transfer printing. They have good opacity and direct prints have a soft hand finish. Ideal for high speed automatics, 500 Series Inks are formulated to minimize build up. Available in a wide variety of popular colors, including fluorescents. 500 Series is also available in Phthalate Free.

Technical Details

Drying: Excalibur Inks will fully cure when the entire ink film reaches 310°F (154°C). Light colors may require longer periods to obtain this temperature.

The amount of time it takes for the ink to reach a curing temperature will depend upon the color and thickness of the ink deposit. Curing is a time and temperature relationship. The longer the time or the higher the temperature or combination of these, the faster the cure.

Generally, plastisol prints should be cured at temperatures of around 320°F (160°C). Temperature strips are an ideal way of determining the exact temperature of the printed ink film. The absolute test is whether the print will stand repeated washings. An initial test to determine cure is, after curing and cooling, the print should feel dry and firm when rubbed with your thumb. It should be able to stretch and relax without excessive cracking.

Heat Transfers: Prints on heat transfer paper must only be semi-cured, as over-curing may cause adhesion problems in the adhesion step of applying the transfer to the garment or cap. The ink should be dried so that the transfer may be handled and stacked without removing the ink from the transfer paper.

Ink Modification: For softer hand, limited amounts of 502 Reducer may be used to achieve the desired consistency. Limited amounts of 502 Reducer will duplicate the look and feel of a water-based print. The only minor drawback is that as you increase the amount used, the plastisol loses some stretch and abrasion resistance. Excess amounts may increase curing time. 501 Curable Reducer can be added in any quantity and will soften hand, reduce viscosity and extend ink. Excess amounts may reduce opacity.

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Aquatex Water-Based Inks

Aquatex water based ink provides a soft hand finish with excellent washability. All Aquatex Inks are formulated for printing on light colored garments. They can also be used for painting, air brushing, or printing paper or wood. Aquatex water based inks are formulated to resist clogging in the screen.

Technical Details

Curing: It is recommended that prints be cured through a conveyor dryer with forced air for at least 1½ minutes at 350°F (177°). They can be air dried followed by hand ironing on a hand setting, or air dried with Aqua Fix.

Modifier: AQT 1010 Clear Base is a homogenous medium for extending or mixing colors. AQT 2593 Anti Crock Agent may be added in amounts from 2-5% to increase crock (rub off) resistance and to improve resistance to dry cleaning.

Cleanup: Immediately after printing, wash screen with warm water. For difficult spots, use 2000 Green.

Reducers: Using Reducers in Aquatex is not recommended as opacity is lost. If needed, very small amounts of water may be used to slightly thin ink.

Retarders: Aqua Life Retarder may be used in amounts in 5-10%.

Spraying: Mix it with up to 2-3 parts water to 1 part ink to make a sprayable solution. Use a spray bottle or gun. Let air dry, then heat cure at 350°F (177°C) for approximately 1½ minutes for maximum washfastness.

Special Note: To prevent ink from drying too quickly, mix 5-10% Aqua Life Retarder in with the ink. If screen is left for long periods of time, mix 10-20% Aqua Life Retarder with water and spray a mist over the image area. You may also place a plastic bag over to prevent freezing in.

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