A5 Basic Starter PackageOpaque Fabric Ink for Dark Fabrics

Opaque ink contains up to four times more pigment than standard ink to provide a solid coverage of ink onto black and dark fabrics, stopping the colour of the material showing through.

Suited to printing 100% cotton through to 100% polyester, and all blends/ mixtures in between, Opaque fabric inks do not require a white base coat to be pre-printed under colours for solid coverage (as with old style Permaset inks).

A thicker ink due to the high levels of pigments, Opaque ink is commonly mixed with Retarder to make the ink 'wetter' and more workable during printing. Retarder mixes with the base of the ink to thin the ink without thinning the pigment, adding water also thins the ink, but also thins the pigments as well.

Printing Opaque inks requires modification to the standard printing technique, with the screen elevated above the item by 5-7mm to enable the full amount of ink to flow through onto the garment and not get stuck in the screen. Full details of this process are on Information Sheet #34 - Printing Opaque Inks.

Colours, Sizes and Product Codes

   
Available Sizes and Product Codes
Suitable for use with Ink Additives
 
Description
500ml
1 Litre
4 Litre
20 Litre
FI-021 Primrose
FIO-021-500
FIO-021
FIO-021-4
FIO-021-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-022 Lemon Yellow
FIO-022-500
FIO-022
FIO-022-4
FIO-022-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-023 Golden Yellow
FIO-023-500
FIO-023
FIO-023-4
FIO-023-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-030 Orange
FIO-030-500
FIO-030
FIO-030-4
FIO-030-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-040 Scarlet Red
FIO-040-500
FIO-040
FIO-040-4
FIO-040-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-041 Mid Red
FIO-041-500
FIO-041
FIO-041-4
FIO-041-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-042 Carmine
FIO-042-500
FIO-042
FIO-042-4
FIO-042-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-043 Rhodamine
FIO-043-500
FIO-043
FIO-043-4
FIO-043-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-050 Purple
FIO-050-500
FIO-050
FIO-050-4
FIO-050-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-051 Violet
FIO-051-500
FIO-051
FIO-051-4
FIO-051-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-060 Navy
FIO-060-500
FIO-060
FIO-060-4
FIO-060-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-062 Reflex Blue
FIO-062-500
FIO-062
FIO-062-4
FIO-062-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-070 Mid Blue
FIO-070-500
FIO-070
FIO-070-4
FIO-070-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-071 Basic Blue
FIO-071-500
FIO-071
FIO-071-4
FIO-071-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-080 Light Blue
FIO-080-500
FIO-080
FIO-080-4
FIO-080-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-085 Turquoise
FIO-085-500
FIO-085
FIO-085-4
FIO-085-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-090 Mid Green
FIO-090-500
FIO-090
FIO-090-4
FIO-090-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-091 Emerald
FIO-091-500
FIO-091
FIO-091-4
FIO-091-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-092 Bright Green
FIO-092-500
FIO-092
FIO-092-4
FIO-092-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-108 Ochre
FIO-108-500
FIO-108
FIO-108-4
FIO-108-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-109 Sienna Brown (Light Brown)
FIO-109-500
FIO-109
FIO-109-4
FIO-109-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-110 Umber (Dark Brown)
FIO-110-500
FIO-110
FIO-110-4
FIO-110-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-111 Black
FIO-111-500
FIO-111
FIO-111-4
FIO-111-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
FI-112 White
FIO-112-500
FIO-112
FIO-112-4
FIO-112-20
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

Colours pictured above is as accurate to printed colour as possible. Some minor colour variations may occur when printed. Test ink colour prior to printing if required.

 

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Key Features

 

Trade quality pigments

Professional finish once heat set - fully dry cleanable

Print onto 100% cotton through to 100% Polyester without fixers or synthetic additives

Suitable for use with Fabric Ink Retarder

Suitable for use with Fabric Stretch Additive

Suitable for use with Fabric Ink Thickener

Turns into an air cure in when Poly Prop Additive is used

Large colour range

All colours can be intermixed to create custom colours and tints

Left over ink is reusable

Sold print feel (does not feel like plastic/ plastisol ink)

Environmentally friendly ink formulation - see MSDS

 

Usage

 

Download IS25

Download IS34

Stir well before each use.

 

Heat Setting

Fabric inks require heat setting to activate the pigments and set the ink to the material. The temperature required must be hot enough to firstly evaporate the water based medium, then set the pigments (minimum 150°C depending on the material to be heat set), a household iron, Ink Setting Heat Press or commercial tunnel dryer are recommended.

View equipment, how long and technique for setting Fabric Ink's - click here . .

 

Cleaning

See individual ink label for details. Clean with water only.

Contents

Resealable bottle.

Specifications

 

500ml Size

Item Weight: 570g

Length: 85mm

Width: 85mm

Height: 112mm

Cbm: 202g

 

1 Litre Size

Item Weight: 1.15Kg

Length: 135mm

Width: 135mm

Height: 120mm

Cbm: 547g

 

4 Litre Size

Item Weight: 4.52Kg

Length: 205mm

Width: 205mm

Height: 190mm

Cbm: 2.434Kg

 

20 Litre Size

Item Weight: 20.91Kg

Length: 325mm

Width: 305mm

Height: 415mm

Cbm: 10.284Kg

 

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Last modified: 9 April, 2010