Is it possible to extend water-based inks? The black ink I have is very 'liquid' compared to the white ink and other colours. This means I find it very easy to print with the black but a lot harder with the others.
I know you can use Soft Hand Extender for plastisols, but is there a water-based equivalent?
where can I find this base extender? I'm assuming it takes a different kind of extender than what is used for Plastisol inks. We're having a terrible time with our water based white ink drying on the screen.
As for spraying the water bottle on the screen, do you typically spray before or after flooding?
do not use plastisol extender with your waterbased inks.
you can easily extend your ink with water and a few drops of glycerin. you must mix them well, using a drill mixer (jiffy mixer) is preferred.
as for ink drying in the screen, i just posted something relevant elsewhere but will duplicate the info here:
if you want some cheap quick fixes to make you ink stay wet longer, here is my list:
1) close doors and windows, turn off fans. air flow sucks the water out of your ink.
2) keep a fine misting spray bottle filled with water on-hand. finely mist the screens every dozen prints or so.
3) go get some glycerin and add a few drops of it to your ink and mix very well. you can also add some water into the ink at the same time before you start printing.
Extending water-based inks? 
