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screen printing => Ink and Chemicals => Topic started by: Scobey Peterman on October 23, 2014, 06:30:31 AM

Title: OLD INK
Post by: Scobey Peterman on October 23, 2014, 06:30:31 AM

I have a job to do on some nylon football jerseys.

They want school bus gold ink.

I have a gallon of Wilflex 8000 school bus gold.  Perfect for this job.

However, the gallon was mixed up in 2004.

Is stirs up well and has not seperated in anyway.

Would you use it??

Thanks.

Title: Re: OLD INK
Post by: Printficient on October 23, 2014, 06:48:43 AM

I would print a test and wash it.

Title: Re: OLD INK
Post by: Colin on October 23, 2014, 03:10:21 PM

What Sonny said.

But technically you should be just fine.

Title: Re: OLD INK
Post by: Frog on October 23, 2014, 03:24:55 PM

The only old inks that I ever had problems with were either thick as a brick and unstirrable, or were stored in containers that allowed the plasticizers to wick out.

Title: Re: OLD INK
Post by: MrBreeze on October 23, 2014, 06:44:53 PM

Hell, I got inks older than that.  If you can stir it and it looks OK it will be fine but a wash test never hurts.

Title: Re: OLD INK
Post by: mk162 on October 24, 2014, 07:48:12 AM

yeah, I usually make sure the lead hasn't settled out of mine ;)