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Offline Scobey Peterman

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OLD INK
« on: October 23, 2014, 06:30:31 AM »
I have a job to do on some nylon football jerseys.

They want school bus gold ink.

I have a gallon of Wilflex 8000 school bus gold.  Perfect for this job.

However, the gallon was mixed up in 2004.

Is stirs up well and has not seperated in anyway.

Would you use it??

Thanks.
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Offline Printficient

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Re: OLD INK
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2014, 06:48:43 AM »
I would print a test and wash it.
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Offline Colin

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Re: OLD INK
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2014, 03:10:21 PM »
What Sonny said.

But technically you should be just fine.
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Offline Frog

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Re: OLD INK
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2014, 03:24:55 PM »
The only old inks that I ever had problems with were either thick as a brick and unstirrable, or were stored in containers that allowed the plasticizers to wick out.
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Offline MrBreeze

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Re: OLD INK
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2014, 06:44:53 PM »
Hell, I got inks older than that.  If you can stir it and it looks OK it will be fine but a wash test never hurts.
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Offline mk162

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Re: OLD INK
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2014, 07:48:12 AM »
yeah, I usually make sure the lead hasn't settled out of mine ;)
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