Hi, Unregistered. | Today's Posts
T-Shirt Forums
User Name
Password

Need to Register?

Forgot Your Password?


Site Navigation





These vendors have special offers for T-ShirtForums MembersPreferred Vendors
[DIRECTORY]


+   T-Shirt Forums > T-Shirt Industry Information > Screen Printing > Plastisol Ink Screen Printing
   Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks?
Discuss the different plastisol screen printing inks and curing methods on the market. Share tips on getting the best results with the different ink manufacturers.

Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks?



 
Share This Thread Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old November 12th, 2009 Nov 12, 2009 2:26:56 AM -   #1 (permalink)
Forum Member
T-Shirt Apprentice

emjay5982's Avatar
 
Member Since: Nov 2009
Posts: 6
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Question Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks?
I need to print on shirts using Plastisol Ink. They say PVC & Phthalate Free is better to use than the regular plastisol inks. Can anyone recommend a brand name please? a better quality and a reasonable price would be great. thnx!
 
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.us Tweet about this Post!
Old November 12th, 2009 Nov 12, 2009 7:48:21 AM -   #2 (permalink)
TSF Veteran
Certified T-Shirt Junkie

splathead's Avatar - this member was voted Most Helpful Member during our Annual August Member Appreciation Month
 
You can call me: Joe
Member Since: Dec 2005
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 8,351
Thanks: 196
Thanked 1,530 Times in 1,338 Posts
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Default re: Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks?
Technically, what makes a plastisol ink is a mixture of PVC resin and phthalate plasticizer. So remove these two components and it's no longer considered plastisol.

Waterbased inks are PVC and phthalate free. Plastisol Inks for Textile Screen Printing - LancerGroup.com also has a PVC/phthalate free ink which, although not apparently waterbased, is also not technically platisol. Although it has the same characteristics as plastisol.
__________________
Joe www.splathead.com
2010-2011 Co-Recipient of the T-Shirt Forums' 'Most Helpful Member' Readers Choice Award
 
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.us Tweet about this Post!
Old November 12th, 2009 Nov 12, 2009 9:26:47 AM -   #3 (permalink)
T-Shirt Lover
T-Shirt Aficionado

JantexInks's Avatar
 
Member Since: Nov 2009
Location: Pico Rivera, CA
Posts: 120
Thanks: 3
Thanked 31 Times in 26 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Default re: Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks?
New laws took affect in 2009 lowering the phthalate and lead levels of inks. Phthalate actually is a great plasticizer but laws dictate you now must use "phthalate free" or "phthalate compliant" ink.

Most major manufacturers will have phthalate free plastisols. As stated above, waterbased inks are naturally phthalate free.

Check out International Coatings, Wilflex, Rutland, QCM. They all should have phthalate free inks.

---JantexInks
 
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.us Tweet about this Post!
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to JantexInks For This Useful Post:
NoDivision1998 (November 13th, 2009), Rodney (November 12th, 2009)
Old November 12th, 2009 Nov 12, 2009 7:32:47 PM -   #4 (permalink)
Forum Member
T-Shirt Apprentice
Thread Starter

emjay5982's Avatar
 
Member Since: Nov 2009
Posts: 6
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Default Re: Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks?
thnx for the info guys, i really appreciate it.. i'll sure do try to check out the site..
 
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.us Tweet about this Post!
Old November 29th, 2009 Nov 29, 2009 7:58:40 PM -   #5 (permalink)
T-Shirt Lover
T-Shirt Master

printing40years's Avatar
 
You can call me: BR
Member Since: Dec 2008
Location: So. California
Posts: 437
Thanks: 0
Thanked 29 Times in 26 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Default Re: Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks?
International Coatings gets my vote... they are in Cerritos, CA
 
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.us Tweet about this Post!
Old November 30th, 2009 Nov 30, 2009 10:44:41 AM -   #6 (permalink)
T-Shirt Lover
T-Shirt Aficionado

JantexInks's Avatar
 
Member Since: Nov 2009
Location: Pico Rivera, CA
Posts: 120
Thanks: 3
Thanked 31 Times in 26 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Default Re: Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks?
Quote:
Originally Posted by printing40years
International Coatings gets my vote... they are in Cerritos, CA
I agree! IC is a good company, they have some really nice inks, good support and they are all compliant.
__________________
---Jantex Inks
Check out our new online store: www.inksandbeyond.com
 
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.us Tweet about this Post!
Old December 2nd, 2009 Dec 2, 2009 4:14:01 AM -   #7 (permalink)
Forum Member
T-Shirt Apprentice

ilcapo's Avatar
 
You can call me: the Don
Member Since: Nov 2009
Location: san diego/new york
Posts: 7
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Default Re: Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks?
Ive been using Union/Liberty for awhile now with good results
 
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.us Tweet about this Post!
Old September 21st, 2011 Sep 21, 2011 5:08:27 AM -   #8 (permalink)
Forum Member
T-Shirt Member

INKGUY3232's Avatar
 
You can call me: John
Member Since: Dec 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 10
Thanks: 0
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Default Re: Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks?
Good morning! I am also in the market for PVC free & Phthalate-free inks. is lancer and union/liberty the only ones out there that have it? I work at a high volume print shop and if we switch over 100% we would be going through a lot of inks. Do these companies provide ink dispencing machines?
 
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.us Tweet about this Post!
Old September 21st, 2011 Sep 21, 2011 12:21:46 PM -   #9 (permalink)
T-Shirt Lover
T-Shirt Aficionado

Jmanindie93's Avatar
 
Member Since: Apr 2011
Posts: 138
Thanks: 1
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Default Re: Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks?
Lancer, Union, Wilflex, Rutland, and One Stoke Inks all carry PVC & Phthalate free ink. My experience with them wasn't very good, but just phthalate free inks work great for me. Btw, this is a very old post.
 
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.us Tweet about this Post!

Tags: , , ,






« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

This is a discussion about Where to buy PVC & Phthalate Free plastisol screen printing inks? that was posted in the Plastisol Ink Screen Printing section of the forums.

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
GREAT BRITAIN - UK Cheap screen printing plastisol inks for sale nd6 United Kingdom 1 December 7th, 2009 06:07 AM
PVC and phthalate free dtg inks mpark Direct to Garment (DTG) Inkjet Printing 3 December 29th, 2008 10:17 PM


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:49 PM.

Contact T-ShirtForums.com - T-Shirt Forums - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Copyright 2004-2012 T-ShirtForums.com. All rights reserved.