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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: sweetts on August 11, 2014, 09:27:38 PM
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Anyone ever print on acrylic or plexiglass? Would a solvent ink work?
Anything I need to know?
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.