Opaque Super cover Screen Printing Ink | Multipurpose Water-Based Screen Printing Ink | Versatile Ink for Coloured substrates

Opaque Super cover Screen ink Premium Water-based . 100% solvent-free and environmentally friendly.

Our Originals range of 16 premium colours are very easy to use and are perfect for printing onto Darker colour fabrics, paper or card and untreated wood.
All our Screen printing inks are manufactured in Great Britain,

We pride ourselves in being environmentally friendly.
With a versatile completely solvent-free water-based, Multipurpose, Screen printing ink range.

Our ink range, have all been pre-mixed, so do not require a binder or another medium.

Also, our inks have a very low odor and are easily cleaned up with water. our screen printing ink has a rich intense color across the whole of our product range.

When printed they have an exceptionally soft handle, giving brilliant prints with a high color yield. Excellent wash and rub fastness.

Ideal for industry professionals as well as those wishing to print at home, school, college, in fact, anyone being creative.

All inks are available in 3 different sizes, 200ml, 500ml and 1000ml
For our standard range screen printed on to Dark color garments through mesh counts
Mesh – 43t-60t
Fixing – 2 – 2½ mins @ 165C

Opaque Super cover Screen ink

All inks are available in 3 different sizes, 200ml, 500ml and 1000ml
For our premium range screen printed onto lighter colored garments through mesh counts
Mesh – 43-60T
Fixing – 2 – 2½ mins @ 165C

Hand ironing guidelines:

2-3 mins @ 160C
When printing onto black  fabric, paper/card, a broader  mesh 34 – 60T should be used.
We recommend using a rectangular profile squeegee blade with 75 shore, a 2mm snap-off should also be used when printing.
Stencils will need to be made using a water-resistant screen emulsion. you can buy this here in my shop
Wash screens using water and mild detergent,

Opaque Super cover Screen ink

For textile printing, you can either choose a water based screen printing ink or plastisol inks.

Water based inks use water as the solvent, this is why they are definitely easier to clean.

They are best suited to light coloured garments whereas discharge are best suited to 100% cotton dark garments.

While these inks can be cured with heat guns or flash dryers,

Most printers recommend curing  in conveyor dryers or heat press

because of the length of time it takes to dry the prints.

Also  perform a wash test of a trial  to be sure that your  Print has been properly cured.

WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE, YOU CAN MASTER  THAT SOFT HAND FEEL EVERYONE LOVES.

The difference between plastisol ink and water-based ink is especially evident when it comes to curing.

If you are just beginning to print with water-based ink,

you will need to learn some curing basics to master the art of creating water-based prints that are colorfast.

How Water-based Screen printing Ink cures

However, the ink must be brought, and held at the curing temperature long enough, to evaporate all of the water out of the ink.

Once the water has evaporated

The binder and pigment in the ink begin to cure and hold fast to the fibers in the substrate.

As with any ink, proper curing involves following the ink manufacturer’s recommendations.

When curing most water based prints, that means heating the print to 300 to 320 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 to 3 minutes.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR CURING

There are a few other considerations to keep in mind to ensure that your prints cure properly.

First, be sure that you are not applying too much ink to your substrates.

Excess  ink doesn’t serve to make your prints any bolder

Because there is only so much ink that the fibers of your substrate will hold.

In addition to leading to wasted ink and money,

Over applying the  ink.

Can lead to much longer cure times because of the amount of water that will have to be evaporated from the print

To apply the ideal amount of water based ink, use a mesh screen with a count around 55T.