Amazonia elastic

Amazonia Elastic, water-based ink suitable on a wide variety of substrates, including elastic cotton fabrics (body, jersey). Designed for manual and automatic carousel printing. Remarkable for its excellent elasticity, offering very beautiful prints.

Technical data

• Aspect: satin, shiny
• Wash resistance: good at 40°C for black OP and white, good at 60°C for other shades
• Ironing: on the reverse side of the pattern
• Composition: without heavy metal salts,
• Compliance: EN 71-3 standards, ROHS directive, REACH/CLP regulation

Recommendations

• Screen:
  – 43-80 threads/cm to 77-55 for shades
  – 34-100 threads/cm to 43-80 for whites
• Emulsions: 19T, 200T or 400ST TIFLEX
• Squeegees: 65° shore for white, 75°-80° shore for shades

Direct printing

• Preparation:
  Ready to use and miscible colors
  – Covering white has a residual tack that decreases with washing. It offers a higher open time than standard white.
• Printing:
  In case of machine downtime, please leave the screen thickly covered
• Drying:
  Either >
  – in forced air tunnel or IR tunnel with hot air circulation – 3 min at 160°C
  – in forced air tunnel or IR tunnel with hot air circulation – 2 min at 160°C with the addition of catalyst (5%)
  – cold dry at temperature with the addition of catalyst (5%)
  You must wait 5 days to obtain the optimal wash resistance
  Black OP and white inks must be dried in tunnel
• Additives:
  – To dry at temperature or to reduce tunnel time: add 5% of 0564 catalyst. Use within 8 hours after mixing, at temperatures below 25°C ; you can renew the operation without altering the ink
  – To improve open time by reducing the viscosity: add 2 to 5% of retardant thinner
  – To improve open time while maintening the viscosity constant: add 2 to 5% of retardant gel
  – To increase ink deposit:  add 0.2 to 0.5% of thickener
  – For textiles with adhesion problems: add 10 to 20% of adhesion agent
• Cleaning: water
• Storage: 1 year in a dry and well-ventilated room, between 15 and 35°C