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Offline mimosatexas

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Cleanup for Epoxy Inks?
« on: March 05, 2019, 04:48:09 PM »
Nazdar suggested IMS301, but I was hoping someone might be able to tell me if any similar family of chemicals would work well or work better.  We typically use Easiway 701 for ink cleanup, but it doesn't work well.  Would some kind of screen opener or some kind of press wash work?  Mineral Spirits?  I can't even find the IMS301 on the GSG site which is where Nazdar directed me to buy it.


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Re: Cleanup for Epoxy Inks?
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2019, 05:04:30 PM »
we use laquer thinner on all of our odd ball inks...haven't found an ink yet that it won't cut through.
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Re: Cleanup for Epoxy Inks?
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2019, 05:40:20 PM »
Nazdar Source One has it.

I've been using Nazdar SW37 which is a Xylene blend, smells great.

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Re: Cleanup for Epoxy Inks?
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2019, 05:46:09 PM »
Nazdar suggested the Image Star IS301, which I think is just their universal press wash for solvent inks.
Lacquer thinner is probably fine.
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Re: Cleanup for Epoxy Inks?
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2019, 06:29:57 PM »
Nazdar suggested the Image Star IS301, which I think is just their universal press wash for solvent inks.
Lacquer thinner is probably fine.

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Re: Cleanup for Epoxy Inks?
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2019, 09:26:36 PM »
Nazdar suggested IMS301, but I was hoping someone might be able to tell me if any similar family of chemicals would work well or work better.  We typically use Easiway 701 for ink cleanup, but it doesn't work well.  Would some kind of screen opener or some kind of press wash work?  Mineral Spirits?  I can't even find the IMS301 on the GSG site which is where Nazdar directed me to buy it.
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Re: Cleanup for Epoxy Inks?
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2019, 09:10:11 AM »
Reclaim with razor blade, probably cheaper to restretch than the the cost of chemicals and hassell.
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Re: Cleanup for Epoxy Inks?
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2019, 09:28:16 AM »
  I would use lacquer thinner and if you have a particularly troublesome area I have used
some spot cleaning fluid. It is best to apply it to a dry screen in between reclaim and haze
removal.

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Re: Cleanup for Epoxy Inks?
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2019, 06:22:15 PM »
we use laquer thinner on all of our odd ball inks...haven't found an ink yet that it won't cut through.

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Re: Cleanup for Epoxy Inks?
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2019, 09:59:37 AM »
For epoxy ink during the reclaim process try CCI' SC-Ink Wash, for a press wash screen opener that is stencil safe try CCI's Press Wash LV they will both work great on Epoxy, enamel and all conventional ink system. Send me an email at rluca@ccidom if you'd like to try a sample