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screen printing => Ink and Chemicals => Topic started by: printeranonymous on October 04, 2015, 04:35:31 AM

Title: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: printeranonymous on October 04, 2015, 04:35:31 AM: Where can I buy these and does anyone have an ink thats liquid activated that'd show off sweat for example? I want to use it on lycra/spandex/nylon shirts..
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: BorisB on October 04, 2015, 08:00:12 AM: We had thread about it. Use search function.
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: Frog on October 04, 2015, 12:26:21 PM: Search here is a tad weak, but searching for the term "hydrochromic" on the home page came up with numerous threads about this stuff going back to 2012
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: printeranonymous on October 04, 2015, 10:13:14 PM: I appreciate it Frog! Not a whole lot of updated information on a lot of the posts. What is Matsui? I see it posted everywhere, I tried googling and it says it's a restaurant, lol.
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: Frog on October 04, 2015, 10:47:48 PM: You need to hone your search skills.
I typed in Matsui Ink and found dozens of references including this (http://matsui-color.com/matsuiproducts/)
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: printeranonymous on October 05, 2015, 12:35:45 AM: Also would it be possible to have a sublimation shirt of a picture of a cat for example and dye it bright blue with thermo dye and when heated up it reveals the cat?
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: printeranonymous on November 14, 2015, 04:36:08 PM: bump
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: SpeedColor on November 16, 2015, 05:08:38 PM: That should work.
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: printeranonymous on November 17, 2015, 12:05:08 AM: Is this difficult to do at home? What kind of binders or whatever is it called?
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: SpeedColor on November 17, 2015, 11:11:48 AM: Actually on polyester it may sublimate.
I've done it on cotton with Matsui inks.
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: printeranonymous on November 29, 2015, 02:27:46 AM: How can I do this? None of the places that sell the ink will tell me how to dye the clothing unfortunately... :\
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: printeranonymous on December 15, 2015, 06:03:16 PM: bump
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: SpeedColor on December 15, 2015, 07:48:25 PM: You mean the sublimation part?
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: printeranonymous on February 08, 2016, 05:16:38 PM: Quote from: SpeedColor on December 15, 2015, 07:48:25 PM
You mean the sublimation part?

yes. I want the entire shirt to be hydrochromic not print the ink.
Title: Re: Hydrochromic inks for shirts
Post by: Frog on February 08, 2016, 05:49:15 PM: I see the biggest issue here is that most folks in these screen printing forums talk about inks, while you, I think need information about dying shirts or fabric with this stuff.
Check this out. Seems limited in colors, but seems to be going in the right direction.
http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/newcolorchem/product-detailBqcxSkZunorJ/China-Hydrochromic-Ink-for-Cloth-Umbrella-Paper-Newcolorchem-.html (http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/newcolorchem/product-detailBqcxSkZunorJ/China-Hydrochromic-Ink-for-Cloth-Umbrella-Paper-Newcolorchem-.html)