International Coatings™ introduces its new 7038 Cotton White textile screen printing ink. This new product was developed to provide a cost-effective option for printing on 100% cotton fabrics without skimping on quality or performance. The new 7038 Cotton White has a very creamy viscosity and resists ghosting and fabric discolorations.

Due to its high pigment content, the new 7038 Cotton White is very opaque and provides great coverage for those darker fabric colors. The resulting savings in time and effort can be substantial. The product performs exceptionally well whether using manual or automatic printing methods. 7038 Cotton White has a creamy consistency which makes screen printing through finer screen meshes easier as less pressure is needed to push the ink through.

“The new 7038 Cotton White will help improve our customers’ bottom line with its cost-effectiveness and high performance formulation” said Stephen Kahane, President of International Coatings™. “Our customers have come to value our superior white textile inks, and now we have the ability to deliver a high-quality product at an even greater value.”

FEATURES

7038 Blaze Cotton White™ is a non-phthalate, high pigment, fast flashing, low tack, high performance plastisol screen printing ink.

7038 Blaze Cotton White™ is very creamy, short bodied and very opaque, resulting in excellent coverage on dark garments.

Formulated to be a high performance, opaque underlay.

SPOT FLASHING

7038 Blaze Cotton White™ will spot dry, with a very low after flash tack. Dwell time is dependent on the spot dryer used. In some cases, you may have to lower the heat of the spot cure unit because too much heat may actually make the ink tacky. When you spot dry, you are only partially fusing or gelling the surface of the ink. The ink should be just dry to the touch, with no lift-off, but not totally fused. Totally fusing the underprint white may cause inter-coat adhesion problems with the inks printed on top of the white ink. Final fusing or curing should occur in the dryer.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

7038 Blaze Cotton White™ was formulated for use on 100% cotton fabrics. It is not a low bleed ink. On some types of cotton fabrics that have been over-dyed, poorly dyed or stone washed, dye migration or bleeding may occur. Always test print the actual fabric to be printed before beginning production. It is best to do some long term testing on fabrics to determine if there is going to be any dye migration or bleeding problems. Dye migration or bleeding may not occur right away.

7038 Blaze Cotton White™ was formulated to make printing opaque white easy. Hand printing is less tiring because less squeegee pressure is needed. The result is improved operator performance. Automatic equipment can be adjusted to lower pressure settings, thus improving screen life and squeegee durability.

Ghosting, or fabric discoloration, should not occur when using this product on 100% cotton fabrics. Always test for ghosting, dye migration or bleeding on any 100% cotton fabric before beginning production.

Adding any reducers or additives can lower bleed resistance, reduce opacity, or increase cure times of the ink. STIR the ink prior to printing on press and after addition of reducers or additives.

Test dryer temperatures and wash test printed product before and during a production run.