Description Description Discharge White from Amex is a two part ink, the base and the powder .The discharge process is where water based inks are printed to dark coloured garments (that must be 100% cotton) to produce bright and soft prints with little handle. Discharge inks are printed as usual then fully cured, during the curing of the ink the original dyes in the garment are being “discharged” from the image area, then they are replaced with colour of the discharge ink. The activator amount must be 6% no more than 10% of the base weight e.g. you have 100g of base you add 6g of activator. Please note that the correct amount of activator is supplied with the product. Shelf life of 8 hrs once mixed Features • Super Soft feel, ink penetrates the fabric • Easy to use • Bright colours. • Excellent washing resistance. Printing To obtain best results use decent tension screens 34T/ (80) to 90T/ (230) both for manual printing and automatic presses – best results with a sharp squeegee blade. Please make sure you use a strong waterproof emulsion such as Amex Screen Sol QT. Additives • Discharge Activator powder Clean up Please use Water or Franmar Aquawash or Multipurpose Ink Remover. Easisolv 701 is useful to clean up and remove stains. Curing Water Based Inks are cured at 165°C ideally for 2-3 minutes. Printed garments need to be passed through a quality dryer and the ink film needs to reach the desired temperature and maintained for a fixed time, variables such as garment thickness and colour, ink deposit and operating climate will need to be taken into account when setting your oven parameters. Always wash test production to ensure prints are adequately cured. It is also possible to use a heat press to cure this ink With the polymerization this particular discharge base may develop formaldehyde. For this reason, we recommend to wash the garments before wearing. More information. If you would like more information then please give us a call on 0044 (0) 1562 829009 or use our Webchat or Email You can find all SDS and TDS in our resources section
