Re: Does anyone know where I can get PVC free inks?
I am the R&D Manager for International Coatings. The ink mentioned by Richard Greaves below - GEN IV available now. It has no PVC, Phthalates, Organo Tin Compounds, Pesticides, AZO, Heavy Metals or PCP. It is a water soluble ink but is very opaque, as opaque as plastisol but does not dry easily in the screen. It can go through high mesh counts.
It's good stuff.
Re: Does anyone know where I can get PVC free inks?
It looks like good stuff for sure. I even went to the seminar and saw it in action. The problem is, I've been BEGGING for some samples for almost 5 months now, before it was even released, and can't seem to get it. I've talked to multiple people at ICC and my supplier with no luck. I've had plenty of promises, but have yet to see it. Its pretty hard to buy gallons of this stuff without actually being able to print with it, especially at $80+ per gallon. If it's this hard to get samples, what happens when we need to order colors?
Looks like a great ink, but it seems like it's a little tough to come by, at least for someone small like me.
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Re: Does anyone know where I can get PVC free inks?
Wilflex makes a Phalate and PVC Free under the name QuantumOne. They sell an introductory kit that runs $640 (that's the quote I got), and includes two gallons of white, plus all the other inks in the series as quarts. It's a mixing system for Pantone matching, and the inks are supposed to have a matte finish. A little expensive compared to Union's Mixopake system, but the matte finish would be nice.
Re: Does anyone know where I can get PVC free inks?
Phillip,
No, not yet anyway. I emailed Suncoast Screen over in Clearwater FL and they gave me the info on the kit. Nazdar sells the ink in gallons on their SourceOne site, but the stuff runs well over $100 a gallon, which is why I was interested in the kit. As much as I'd like to take advantage of the matte finish, I'm loaded with Union's Mixopake system right now and really can't make room for a whole 'nother set of inks. If I could get a quart of red or something similar, I'd give it a shot. I've posted a thread on this forum, and over at screenprinters.net in the Wilflex/PolyOne forum, but only got one response. I'm not sure a lot of people are using it.
Re: Does anyone know where I can get PVC free inks? 
