A range of Transparent Colors formulated from LEAD-FREE raw materials for direct printing on cotton and cotton/polyester garments with the softest possible hand. PLUM plastisols are 10 universally accepted basic colors (transparent) which can be used in many standard color matching systems for in-house color matching. They include four brilliant Halftone Process Colors. All colors print wet-on-wet.
To maintain the original color values PLUM Colors should be printed on white grounds. Color values will change when printed on colored garments. To obtain Green, overprint Process Yellow with Process Blue. To obtain Orange, overprint Process Yellow with Process Red. To obtain Purple, overprint Process Blue with Process Red. To obtain Brown, overprint with Process Blue, Red and Yellow. (Color printing sequence can be varied.) Thus, printers may produce 7 colors from three Primary Process Colors, plus over 500 color combinations when using varying mixtures of the total range of nine colors. When using color matching systems PLUM-9080 Halftone Base is recommended where formulas call for white.
Plastisol inks WILL NOT AIR DRY. They must be heat cured. These inks will withstand repeated washings when fully cured (the entire ink deposit must reach 300F (149C). Curing can be accomplished with the use of a conveyor dryer, flash curing unit, or simple infrared heater.
Proper curing is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. Poor washability of the print can generally be traced back to under-curing! It is important to understand how to set your dryer and check the temperature you are achieving AT THE INK SURFACE. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON PLASTISOL INKS AND CURING AND DRYING TECHNIQUES REFER TO THE UNION INK PLASTISOLS GENERAL INFORMATION SHEET.
PLUM Plastisols are supplied Ready-for-Use. If necessary, reduce with small amounts of PLUS-9000 Reducer/Detackifier. Reduction with Mineral Spirits is not advisable as this may cause the viscosity to escalate on any ink which is stored overnight.
Colors are pigmented to give their true value (matching the color chart) when using 230T (90 metric) monofilament. Generally the range is from 110-305T (43-122 metric), but lower or higher meshes can be used. Coarser meshes will permit more ink to be deposited and consequently give stronger or deeper values and finer meshes will give lighter or weaker values.
Direct Emulsion stencils such as UNION INK's INMARCOL-R or IMARCOL-W are recommended.
Store plastisols at room temperature. Prolonged exposure to high temperature will cause the gelation reaction to start.
Mineral Spirits or biodegradable WASH-9900 Skreen Kleen.
Excellent. Dry Cleaning is not recommended. Imprinted parts of garments should not be ironed.
Always pre-test for curing, adhesion, crocking, opacity, washability and other specific requirements.
PLUM Plastisols can also be used to make a hot-peel heat transfer using the PLUS-9031 as a first down "trapping" clear base. The printing, curing and application specifications are the same as for ULTRASOFT PLUS Series Plastisol. See the Technical Data for PLUS-9031 Soft-Split Transfer Clear for further details.
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 Union Ink Company assumes legal responsibility. They are offered solely for your consideration, investigation, and verification. Pretest inks on surfaces to be printed.
PLUM-2080A Process Yellow PLUM-3070A Indoor Warm Red PLUM-3070B Permanent Warm Red PLUM-3080A Proc. Rhodamine Red PLUM-3090A Rubine Red PLUM-4060A Purple PLUM-5080A Process Blue PLUM-5090A Reflex Blue PLUM-6070A Green PLUM-8080A Process Black
PLUM-9080A Halftone Base PLUS-9000 Reducer\Detackifier PLUS-9031 Hot Split Transfer Clear TOPL Concentrated Toners