Thread: Heat setting permaset ink with print gocco
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Old August 17th, 2007 -   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Heat setting permaset ink with print gocco
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Has anyone printed at home with Permaset?
Yes.

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and how did you heat set it?
Iron / heat press.

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The 'Print Gocco' just sets with ironing, I was wondering it it is the same for 'Permaset'?
Yup, it's a waterbased ink much like any other.

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Has anyone used a tumble dryer to set the ink?
It's not hot enough. A dryer gets to about 70-80 degrees celsius, you need to get to at least 120 (and that low you'd need to iron for about nine minutes).
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