Excalibur’s Performance Plus is a new, state of the art, low-cure series of plastisol inks formulated for decorating today’s specialized performance wear fabrics. Performance Plus’s low-cure temperature of 270° Fahrenheit (132°C) make it an excellent choice when trying to to prevent shrinkage and scorching of heat-sensitive, synthetic fabrics. Performance Plus’s creamy, easy-printing consistency, opacity and smooth soft surface in finished prints also makes it an excellent, all-around choice for 100% cotton and 50/50 poly/cotton blends.
The plasticizers used to formulate this ink series are not bleed-resistant, Performance Plus must be underbased with Excalibur’s reformulated Defender Dye Blockers to help withstand dye migration. Performance Plus is available in White, 23 ready-for-use colours and a Defender Black Dye Blocker for underbasing sub-dye polyesters or any nasty polyester prone to dye migration.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
- Creamy, easy-printing consistency produces sharp, opaque prints on both manual and automatic presses whether you are printing directly on top of a white or light colored 100% cotton garment or on top of a flashed white underbase.
- Completely phthalate-free and lead-free formulation complies with all standards of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) banning phthalates and heavy metals in textile-printing inks.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Gel Temperature: Ink will surface gel at 240° F (116° C).
Curing: Prints will fully cure when the entire ink film reaches 270°F (132°C) for at least 15 seconds.
Mesh: For direct printing a 83-230/inch (32T-92Tcm) may be used.
Stencil: Any stencil compatible with plastisol inks may be used.
Squeegee: 70 durometer or 90/70/90 triple durometer blades are recommended.
Clean-up: Use Enviro Series 2000 Green or Enviro Series TR Blend.
COLOURS
Transparent Mixing Base (1004), Opaque Mixing Base (1050), LC White (1081), LC Black (1033-BK), LC Matte Black (1033-MBK), LC Aqua (1033AQ), LC Blazer Gold (1033BG), LC Bright Royal Blue (1033BR), LC Bright Scarlet Red (1033BS), LC Burnt Orange (1033BO), LC Cardinal Red (1033CR), LC Chrome Green (1033CG), LC Collegiate Golden Yellow (1033CGY), LC Columbia Blue (1033CB) , LC Dark Brown (1033DB), LC Deep Purple (1033DP), LC Gold (1033GO), LC Grey (1033GY), LC Kelly Green (1033KG), LC Lemon Yellow (1033LY), LC Light Orange (1033LO), LC Maroon (1033MA), LC Michigan Yellow (1033MY), LC Navy Blue (1033NB), LC Orange (1033OR), LC Royal Blue (1033RB), LC Scarlet Red (1033SC), LC Texas Orange (1033TO), LC Vegas Gold (1033VG), SP Defender Grey Dye Blocker (1596) and SP Defender Black Dye Blocker (1597)
CAUTION
Always test finished prints for curing, adhesion, stretch and desired look prior to beginning full production runs. Lancer Group International cannot guarantee the results or back claims that this mixed ink will test phthalate-free if any additive other than an additive manufactured by Lancer Group International is used to modify this ink. Test results by a third-party laboratory verifying all components used to produce this ink are phthalate-free and lead-free are available upon request.