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screen printing => Ink and Chemicals => Topic started by: ericheartsu on September 04, 2014, 08:24:08 PM

Title: Glitter
Post by: ericheartsu on September 04, 2014, 08:24:08 PM

Hi all! I was wondering if anyone can recommend or tell me where to buy or build different colored glitter inks? I have a yoga studio that wants to get some orange, coral, and green glitter ink.

I have a ton of shimmer powders, and was wondering would that work to just mix into the ink of my choice?

Also, what mesh count should we use? 86 or 40?

thanks!

Title: Re: Glitter
Post by: tonypep on September 05, 2014, 07:13:08 AM

You can make many different glitters/shimmers using the flakes from Meadowbrook inventions among others. Keep in mind there are metallics and polyesters. Get a chart and go online to find what works for fabric printing. You already have some and lets assume they are the correct type. Remember there are different particle sizes and shapes and that will dictate mesh selection. You can tint shimmers and glitters but I strongly advise you do so using process colors as they are transparent by nature and will not impede the shimmer effect. BTW for our fitness collection we switched to WB gliters and shimmers and tint with WB pigs. Completely awesome. Soft hand and better bling.