Flashcolor

FLASHCOLOR range – Plastisol based ink (fast flash drying). Suitable for direct printing and transfer printing on cotton, polyester and blends.

This range contains a wide selection of shades and special effects.

Features

• Composition:  HEAVY METAL SALTS FREE and AZOIC DYES FREE and complies with the norm EN 71-3
• Appearance: from satin to shiny finish
• Touch: soft
• Surface yield with mesh 62th.cm: 25 sqm/L
• Washing resistance: very good at 40°C
• Ironing: on the reverse side
• Shelf life: refer to the label

Use

• Meshes:
  Mesh 36 th.cm to screen print liquid adhesives (transfer printing).
  Mesh 62 th.cm to screen print white underlayers
  From mesh 43 th.cm to mesh 90 th.cm to screen print colors and top whites
  From mesh 90 th.cm to mesh 120 th.cm to screen print CMYK shades.
• Cleaning:
  Solvents: 2881, 2891, 2899, NS91.

Direct printing

• Fast –flash curing from 2 to 4 sec
• Curing: 2 min at 150°C – 160°C IR Drying.
• The curing parameters must be tested according to the wash programs dedicated to textile fabrics..

Transfer printing

Inks: the full Flashcolor range (except shiny gold and shiny silver) can be used for transfer printing.
Curing of the carrier: 1 min at 100 – 110°C.
Heating time: 20- 30 sec from 170°C – 190°C. Pressure from 3 to 5 bars.
Parameters may vary according to the fabrics and the material used.
Please note that the ink must be completely cured before heating under the press.
Preliminary trials must be done.

Pantone^® colour matching

All the Flashcolor inks, marked with an asterisk *, can be colour matched according to the Pantone^® colour guide through the online Colour Matching System developped by Tiflex.