MAXOPAKE

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High Opacity Direct Print Plastisol

APPLICATION
* DARK GARMENTS -COTTON OR COTTON POLYESTER BLENDS
* WET-ON-WET DIRECT PRINTING
* SPECIAL LOW-BLEED VERSION FOR POLYESTER AND BLEEDING COTTON/POLY FABRICS
* MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC PRINTING

FEATURES
* GREAT OPACITY ON DARK GARMENTS
* EASY TO PRINT
* SOFT CREAMY CONSISTENCY
* READY TO USE

SPECIFICATIONS: PADM Series

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A special range of the most Opaque Plastisol Colors available. RECOMMENDED FOR DIRECT MANUAL OR MACHINE PRINTING (WET-ON-WET OR SINGLE COLOR) ON BLACK AND VERY DARK COLORED GARMENTS. Soft, creamy consistency. While primarily used for direct printing on cotton and cotton/synthetic blends, it can be used for transfers if mixed with Extender Base PLUS-9090.
MAXOPAKE plastisols continue to be an industry standard on dark shirts. They are smooth and creamy and easy to print. Multiple strokes may be required when printing by hand and use of a rounded squeegee or other techniques to yield a high deposit is recommended when printing on automatics. A soft pad on the printing pallet will minimize penetration into the garment and give maximum surface deposits and thus opacity. The best opacity is obtained when printing these inks on 100% cotton garments. Although LOW-BLEED versions are available for garments containing polyester whose dyes tend to "bleed" into the ink, regular MAXOPAKE inks can be printed, quickly flash-cured and printed again to achieve extremely bright prints on garments that contain polyester. (This technique may not completely eliminate the need for a low-bleed color on certain fabrics.)

CURING
Plastisol inks WILL NOT AIR DRY. They must be heat cured. Normal plastisols will fully cure and withstand repeated washings when the entire ink deposit reaches 300F (149C). Curing can be accomplished with the use of a conveyor dryer, flash curing unit, or infrared heaters. Because MAXOPAKE inks are often printed through coarse meshes, the resulting heavier deposits may require longer oven time or possibly higher temperature than normal.
Important Note on Curing: Proper curing is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. Poor washability of the print can generally be traced back to the under-curing. It is important to understand how to set your dryer and check the temperature you are achieving at the print. For more specific information on plastisol inks and curing and drying techniques refer to the Union Ink Plastisols General Information Sheet.

REDUCERS
MAXOPAKE Plastisols are supplied Ready-For-Use. If necessary, reduce with small amounts of PLUS-9000 Reducer/Detackifier. Reducing of the ink may effect the opacity on dark garments. Reducing with Mineral Spirits is not advisable as this may cause the viscosity to escalate the following day. Always stir well to break down false body and determine actual working viscosity prior to adding reducer.

SCREEN FABRICS
74T-110T (29-43 metric) monofilament polyester is recommended. For maximum deposit on dark garments, White, Chrome Yellow, and Golden Yellow may be printed through 74T (29 metric) or 86T (34 metric) . High deposits required for athletic numbers require 62T (24 metric) or 4XX multifilament.

STENCILS
Direct Emulsion Stencils such as Union Inks INMARCOL-R or INMARCOL-W are recommended.

STORAGE
Store plastisol at room temperature. Prolonged exposure to high temperature can cause the viscosity of any plastisol to increase.

WASH-UP
Mineral Spirits or biodegradable WASH-9900 Screen Kleen.

WASHABILITY
Excellent. Dry-Cleaning is not recommended. Imprinted parts of garments should not be ironed.

CAUTION
Always test curing, adhesion, crocking, opacity, washability and other specific requirements.

LOW BLEED INKS FOR COTTON/POLYESTER BLENDS
The MAXOPAKE series includes three special LOW BLEED colors: White, Medium Yellow, and Golden Yellow. The Low-Bleed Colors are recommended for printing on cotton/polyester garments which contain "bleeding" dyes, such as some reds, maroons, navy blues , and blacks. Low-Bleed Colors are not recommended for printing on light colored grounds or pastel shades. On rare occasions ghost images can appear on the back of light blue, green, gray or lavender colored garments. As garment colors most apt to ghost image are not colors that tend to bleed, the use of low-bleed plastisols is not required. If low-bleed colors are used, curing at least 325°F. for at least 2 minutes should minimize the possibility of ghost images.
Avoid stacking garments printed with LOW-BLEED inks while they are still hot. Always check to see if you are getting a ghosting of images. If in doubt, slip-sheet between garments with newsprint or butcher paper. This ghosting can also occur when shirts are allowed to fall together in a box at the end of the dryer.
Our new generation of Low-Bleed White PADM-1052 will not ghost. The same is true of the new PADM-2048 Low-Bleed Golden Yellow. PADM-1050 and PADM-1051 Low-Bleed Whites should not be flash-cured and then over-printed.

ALWAYS TEST BEFORE USING IN PRODUCTION
While Union Ink Company believes that the data contained herein are factual and the opinions expressed are those of qualified experts regarding the results of the tests conducted, the data are not to be taken as a warranty or representation for which U nion Ink Company assumes legal responsibility. They are offered solely for your consideration, investigation, and verification. Pretest inks on surfaces to be printed.

COLORS:
PADM-1020C White
PADM-1050 Low bleed White
PADM-1052 Premium Lo-Bleed White
PADM-1057 Low Bleed Lo Odor White
PADM-2010 Lemon Yellow
PADM-2020 Chrome Yellow
PADM-2044 Golden Yellow
PADM-2048 Low Bleed Golden Yellow
PADM-2064 Orange
PADM-3006 Brite Red
PADM-3010 Scarlet Red
PADM-4014 Magenta
PADM-5008 Brite Blue
PADM-5036 Royal Blue
PADM-6008 Brite Green
PADM-6016 Lime Green
PADM-6090 Kelly Green

OPAKE NEONS
PADM-F211 Orbit Yellow
PADM-F212 Golden Yellow
PADM-F213 Inferno Orange
PADM-F214 Flame Orange
PADM-F311 Missile Red
PADM-F312 Aurora Pink
PADM-F511 Solar Blue
PADM-F611 Traffic Green

ADDITIVES:
PLUS-9000 Reducer\Detackifier
PLUS-9090 Extender Base