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screen printing => Ink and Chemicals => Topic started by: screenprintguy on February 02, 2012, 05:03:49 PM

Title: Ink for printing on metal??
Post by: screenprintguy on February 02, 2012, 05:03:49 PM

What ink would you guys recommend to use for printing on aluminum. I have a customer that wants me to start printing on some pre-cut aluminum ID plates.

Thanks guys

Mike

Title: Re: Ink for printing on metal??
Post by: Orion on February 02, 2012, 05:20:38 PM

I've always used an enamel ink for metal, check with Nazdar.

edited to add link - http://www.sourceoneonline.com/pdf/59000_LF_TDS_Rev_7_061218.pdf (http://www.sourceoneonline.com/pdf/59000_LF_TDS_Rev_7_061218.pdf)

Title: Re: Ink for printing on metal??
Post by: screenprintguy on February 02, 2012, 06:31:26 PM

Thanks for the reply Orion!

Title: Re: Ink for printing on metal??
Post by: whitewater on February 02, 2012, 08:55:49 PM

you can send nazdar a piece of the aluminum and they will test it and tell you what to use..if there is a coating or something on it be careful.

Title: Re: Ink for printing on metal??
Post by: Binkspot on February 02, 2012, 09:45:46 PM

The 59000 works nice, we use it to print on a bunch of different stuff including aluminum signs, plain and powder coated.

Title: Re: Ink for printing on metal??
Post by: Doug B on February 03, 2012, 06:37:41 AM

 You might also test lacquer. I have used it for years on a variety of metals such as
coated license plate blanks. A little easier to work with than enamal.

Title: Re: Ink for printing on metal??
Post by: Inkworks on February 04, 2012, 05:00:26 PM

We used to use Dexter Hysol 2 part inks, looks that line has been sold:

http://www.scottsales.com/marking_inks.html (http://www.scottsales.com/marking_inks.html)

At my shop we usually use pad printing 2 part inks loaded up with a bit of retarder (butyl cellosolve) but that's just because we have a good selection of pad inks in 5 formulations on hand already.

Title: Re: Ink for printing on metal??
Post by: Sbrem on February 05, 2012, 11:36:14 AM

We usually use an epoxy, either air dry, or preferred, baking epoxy.

Steve

Title: Re: Ink for printing on metal??
Post by: screenprintguy on February 05, 2012, 11:59:58 AM

wow thanks for all of the feed back guys!