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screen printing => Ink and Chemicals => Topic started by: Stinkhorn Press on November 09, 2017, 02:24:21 PM

Title: Flo ink
Post by: Stinkhorn Press on November 09, 2017, 02:24:21 PM
our flo inks are OLD. wilflex genesis and the like. Running low and replacing them.

wilflex no longer makes the genesis line.
wilflex no longer makes the regular epic line flo colors.
wilflex ONLY makes super epic (high opacity) for flo colors.

We're used to NOT high opacity flo inks.
In this case the art was made with UB details and an almost solid top flo green - expecting the no UB flo green areas to almost completely die into the black shirt... this new epic super flo green is NOT translucent and just prints solid green.
who still makes translucent flo colors that print well???
Title: Re: Flo ink
Post by: kingscreen on November 09, 2017, 02:29:51 PM
We have been very happy with One Stroke's Flo inks. 
Title: Re: Flo ink
Post by: Zelko-4-EVA on November 09, 2017, 03:09:50 PM
I found a formula for a 90200 Epic Fluorescent Green in the wilflex software...  it only uses the 15000 mixing base and the Epic Fluorescent green PC
Title: Re: Flo ink
Post by: Stinkhorn Press on November 09, 2017, 03:18:37 PM
I found a formula for a 90200 Epic Fluorescent Green in the wilflex software...  it only uses the 15000 mixing base and the Epic Fluorescent green PC

zoot! i run epic pc. i thought about that yesterday and then the thought totally walked away. I'll give that a test!
Title: Re: Flo ink
Post by: Homer on November 09, 2017, 03:25:17 PM
nothing on the ink but can we see the rest of this artwork? This looks badass...
Title: Re: Flo ink
Post by: mimosatexas on November 09, 2017, 03:28:50 PM
You could always just base down the opaque ink a bunch to make it more transparent.  I do that all the time...
Title: Re: Flo ink
Post by: DannyGruninger on November 09, 2017, 03:37:49 PM
We just take rio electric yellow and add a small amount of green pig to it..... That will give you a nice flo green with some translucent properties

Title: Re: Flo ink
Post by: Admiral on November 10, 2017, 10:39:23 AM
QCM Fluorescent inks are pretty transparent.