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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: sweetts on August 11, 2014, 09:27:38 PM

Title: Printing on acrylic
Post by: sweetts on August 11, 2014, 09:27:38 PM
Anyone  ever print on acrylic or plexiglass? Would a solvent ink work?
Anything I need to know?
Title: Re: Printing on acrylic
Post by: ericheartsu on August 11, 2014, 09:31:18 PM
Anyone  ever print on acrylic or plexiglass? Would a solvent ink work?
Anything I need to know?

I think last time we printed acryclic we called nazdar, and asked, and yes we used a solvent based ink, but I can't remember the ink number
Title: Re: Printing on acrylic
Post by: sqslabs on August 11, 2014, 09:46:25 PM
Unless things have changed since the last time I've used those types of inks, get lots of retarder and invest in a quality respirator. 

Agreed that Nazdar would be the place to call.
Title: Re: Printing on acrylic
Post by: Inkworks on August 11, 2014, 09:57:02 PM
Most solvent inks will bite in fine. I use anything from vinyl ink to pad printing inks loaded with some butyl cellosolve (retarder)

Nasdar will no doubt have several suitable inks.
Title: Re: Printing on acrylic
Post by: Frog on August 11, 2014, 10:33:12 PM
Another issue can be static.

In another life, I printed flat stock. I used a purpose-built spray and wiped. Nazdar may be able to guide you on this as well.
Title: Re: Printing on acrylic
Post by: Doug B on August 12, 2014, 06:27:23 AM
  Of course, test first but I have found that lacquer works on most acrylics (printed some yesterday).
True that... use retarder instead of thinner. I use NazDar 7600 series. Works great and doesn't have
the horrible odor of vinyl.