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screen printing => Ink and Chemicals => Topic started by: sonicyouthbh1 on December 28, 2015, 08:14:00 AM
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Hello, I'm looking to purchase a Pantone matching system for printing on paper (poster and fine art prints). Any suggestions? thanks!
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speedball acrylic is what most flatstock poster printers use.
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There is not really a mixing system. I use tw graphics 5500 series and add pigments with matsui, rutland, tw, and nazadar. I have a pantone book and match to that based on color theory. You can use a color pigment system to give you a idea of what pigments you need to use but the bases are all different so you have to wing how of each pigment you need. The best reference is a pantone book and a dry swatch of ink on the paper your printing on to determine color matching and to write down your recipe. Good luck!
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The best ink I have used to date has been nazdars solvent poster ink but it was not worth the headache so tw water ink won 2nd best.
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if either of you guys want some speedball ink, i have pallets of it. some of it's used, most is un-opened.
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Pretty sure permaset makes a mixing system for that. their permaprint line.
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We do like Underpressure does. TW5500 is a very aggressive drying ink however. Speedball is a little more friendly but I don't personally care for it.
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Speedball is the most economical choice but TW leaves a much better looking print. We use a combo of the two. A lot of times we will get TW clear base and mix in speedball colors for matching. You can tell the difference when you use TW. Nazdar looks great but is a headache and smells terrible so you literally get a headache.
If you choose to use just speedball don't go under 200 mesh or you will get air bubbles that will show in the print.