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screen printing => Ink and Chemicals => Topic started by: XG Print on January 04, 2016, 03:43:59 PM

Title: Im an idiot....Let my ink degrader go completely out
Post by: XG Print on January 04, 2016, 03:43:59 PM

Hey! Im in a pinch...Need to clean a few screens this afternoon and dont have time to run to supply house.  I already ordered in a few gallons that will be here tomorrow but what is the best thing I could use in a pinch.  We use a dip tank for the emulsion and it usually does a decent job on the ink but wanted to see if there was something I could use today until the Beanie Doo gets here.  Guess I am going to have to get my screen guy to do a better job of keeping up with chemical levels  >:(

Title: Re: Im an idiot....Let my ink degrader go completely out
Post by: mimosatexas on January 04, 2016, 03:46:39 PM

have a dehaze?  it usually will eat ink as well...

Title: Re: Im an idiot....Let my ink degrader go completely out
Post by: Homer on January 04, 2016, 03:48:41 PM

Mineral Spirits. The bastard chemical.

Title: Re: Im an idiot....Let my ink degrader go completely out
Post by: XG Print on January 04, 2016, 04:01:08 PM

Thanks did  not even think about the dehaze....I have plenty of that and mineral spirits around the shop..

Title: Re: Im an idiot....Let my ink degrader go completely out
Post by: jvanick on January 04, 2016, 04:13:30 PM

Quote from: Homer on January 04, 2016, 03:48:41 PM

Mineral Spirits. The bastard chemical.

good ole 'turps

Title: Re: Im an idiot....Let my ink degrader go completely out
Post by: bimmridder on January 04, 2016, 04:59:16 PM

Come on, have some fun. Use Acetone or MEK. JOKING, mineral spirits will work fine in a pinch

Title: Re: Im an idiot....Let my ink degrader go completely out
Post by: Wildcard on January 05, 2016, 07:52:29 AM

Just a quick noob question here: is turps considered a poor choice for cleaning ink on screens?

Title: Re: Im an idiot....Let my ink degrader go completely out
Post by: jvanick on January 05, 2016, 08:42:21 AM

issue I see with turps is that you're flushing at least some of it down the drain (oil and water don't mix), and it doesn't really act as a good haze remover either.

Saati IR26 as well as Easiway 701 are both excellent choices that are safe (in the quantities that a printer typically uses) to flush down the drain.  They also work as excellent haze removers when used with a pressure washer (we haven't touched haze remover since we switched to them).

Title: Re: Im an idiot....Let my ink degrader go completely out
Post by: Wildcard on January 05, 2016, 08:51:13 AM

So are those specifically for ink removal as part of reclaim? Or to clean ink on a screen to be reused?

Title: Re: Im an idiot....Let my ink degrader go completely out
Post by: jvanick on January 05, 2016, 09:17:04 AM

Quote from: Wildcard on January 05, 2016, 08:51:13 AM

So are those specifically for ink removal as part of reclaim? Or to clean ink on a screen to be reused?

I use them for reclaim only.

Press wash for screens to be reused.... the lower flash point of true press wash means that you can easily get all of it off the screen without leaving an oily residue behind.

Title: Re: Im an idiot....Let my ink degrader go completely out
Post by: Wildcard on January 06, 2016, 04:58:40 PM

I had a look at the Easiway website and the product choice is pretty overwhelming. Seems they all do pretty much the same thing just with different names...