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Recommended Nazdar Screen Ink Additives

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Nazdar Screen Inks are designed to exhibit excellent performance as is, generally with no additives necessary.

Given special circumstances in environment, process, or end-product, additives can be used to extend the capabilities of Nazdar ink. Use the Find Your Ink Additive tool below to find which additives Nazdar recommends for best results, based on your Nazdar ink line and type of additive needed.

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*Additive recommendations based on commonly available substrates intended for the ink's specific market application when the inks are processed according to the technical data sheet. While recommendations are provided in good faith, the User bears sole responsibility for selecting the appropriate product for their end-use requirements.

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Recommended Additives

Adhesion Promoter: 5549 Adhesion Promoter

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Benefits

  • Improves adhesion on absorbent substrates
  • Improves rub resistance

Cautions

  • Too much will reduce opacity and affect flow characteristics

Adhesion Promoter: 132661PA Adhesion Promoter

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Benefits

  • Improves adhesion

Cautions

  • Reduces flexibility
  • Too much can lead to drying and curing issues

Adhesion Promoter: 136579PA Wiping Solution

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Adhesion Promoter: ADE176 Catalyst

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Adhesion Promoter: ADE677 Catalyst

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Benefits

  • General purpose catalyst

Cautions

  • 6-8 hour pot life

Adhesion Promoter: ADE678 Glass Catalyst

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Benefits

  • Improved adhesion to glass

Cautions

  • 6-8 hour pot life
  • Allow 7-10 days for full chemical resistance

Adhesion Promoter: ADE679 Snowboard Catalyst

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Benefits

  • For polyethylene materials used in the lamination and manufacturing of skis and snowboards
  • Air dry or force heat dry at lower temperatures

Cautions

  • Allow 4 days to dry before laminating
  • 6-8 hour pot life

Adhesion Promoter: AQ58 Aquacat

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Benefits

  • Improves adhesion to coated metals and flat polyolefin

Cautions

  • 6-8 hour pot life

Adhesion Promoter: CARE55 V-Pyrol

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Benefits

  • Increased adhesion. Improved adhesion will be demonstrated after 24 hours, with full cross linking in 4-7 days.
  • Increases the flexibility of the ink for less chipping when cutting, folding and printing multiple layers
  • Used as a cure accelerator to increase the cure level of a UV ink.

Cautions

  • Increased levels lead to softer inks with higher potential for blocking.
  • Health and safety concerns are related to this product.

Adhesion Promoter: CARE68 Adhesion Promoter

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Adhesion Promoter: CARE106 UV Catalyst/Charger

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Benefits

  • Long pot life (8-12 hours)
  • Increases scuff resistance
  • Increases water and chemical resistance

Cautions

  • Full adhesion will be demonstrated in 24 hours
  • Performance slowly declines over time
  • Only marginal effectiveness for glass applications
  • Reduced ink film flexibility after 24 hours

Adhesion Promoter: DA176 Catalyst

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Benefits

  • General purpose catalyst that must be added to DA inks

Cautions

  • 3-5 hour pot life

Adhesion Promoter: NB23 Catalyst

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Benefits

  • Enhances adhesion to glass
  • Increases chemical resistance

Cautions

  • 3-5 hour pot life
  • Full adhesion and chemical resistance after 24 hours
  • Poor moisture resistance when soaked

Adhesion Promoter: NB26 Glass Catalyst

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Benefits

  • Enhances adhesion to glass and stainless steel
  • Excellent moisture resistance when soaking is needed
  • Good pot life (4-6 hours) when using 5% or less by weight

Cautions

  • Shorter pot life (2.5-5 hours) when catalyst added above 5% by weight

Adhesion Promoter: NB27 Glass Catalyst

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Benefits

  • Long pot life (8-10 hours)
  • Enhances adhesion to glass
  • Enhances water resistance on glass

Cautions

  • Full cure properties seen around 48 hours

Adhesion Promoter: NB72 Catalyst

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Benefits

  • Increased adhesion for aged, lower grade, or hard to adhere to substrates.
  • Improved adhesion will be demonstrated after 24 hours, with full cross linking in 4-7 days.
  • Increases block resistance.

Cautions

  • 4-8 hour pot life. Halftone inks may have a shorter pot life due to their heavier viscosity.
  • Reduced ink film flexibility after 24 hours.
  • Can adversely affect inter-coat adhesion.
  • For indoor applications only.

Adhesion Promoter: NB80 UV Adhesion Promoter

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Benefits

  • Increased adhesion for aged, lower grade, or hard to adhere to substrates.
  • Improved adhesion will be demonstrated after 24 hours, with full cross linking in 4-7 days.
  • Increases block resistance.

Cautions

  • 4-8 hour pot life. Halftone inks may have a shorter pot life due to their heavier viscosity.
  • Reduced ink film flexibility after 24 hours.
  • Can adversely affect inter-coat adhesion.

Adhesion Promoter: V5070 Adhesion Promoter

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Benefits

  • Increases cure speed
  • Increases chemical resistance

Cautions

  • 1-2 day pot life in tightly sealed container
  • May reduce flexibility

Anti-Block: CARE63 Anti-Block

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Benefits

  • Reduces gloss of the ink surface.
  • Improves slip and decreases potential blocking.
  • Cured ink is less likely to stick to itself or the back of the substrate while processing.

Cautions

  • Increases the viscosity of the ink.
  • Needs to be power mixed before each use.

Flattener: 2748 Flattening Paste

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Flattener: 4748 Flattening Paste

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Benefits

  • Reduces gloss
  • Improves slip
  • Prevents blocking on highly plasticized substrates

Cautions

  • Could affect ink flow
  • Too much can adversely affect ink transfer

Flattener: 7248 Flattening Paste

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Benefits

  • Reduces gloss
  • Improves slip

Cautions

  • Could affect ink flow
  • Too much can adversely affect ink transfer

Flattener: 8448 Flattening Paste

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Benefits

  • Reduces gloss
  • Improves slip

Cautions

  • Could affect ink flow
  • Too much can adversely affect ink transfer

Flattener: 8848 Flattening Paste

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Benefits

  • Reduces gloss
  • Provides a satin finish

Cautions

  • Could affect ink flow
  • Too much can adversely affect ink transfer

Flattener: 8948 Flattening Paste

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Benefits

  • Reduces gloss
  • Improves slip

Cautions

  • Could affect ink flow
  • Too much can adversely affect ink transfer

Flattener: 9648 Flattening Paste

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Benefits

  • Reduces gloss
  • Improves slip

Cautions

  • Could affect ink flow
  • Too much can adversely affect ink transfer

Flattener: 9748 Flattening Paste

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Benefits

  • Reduces gloss
  • Improves slip
  • Prevents blocking on highly plasticized substrates

Cautions

  • Could affect ink flow
  • Too much can adversely affect ink transfer

Flattener: 59118 Flattening Paste

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Benefits

  • Reduces gloss
  • Improves slip

Cautions

  • Could affect ink flow
  • Too much can adversely affect ink transfer

Flattener: CARE118 UV Flattening Paste

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Benefits

  • Flattening paste to reduce gloss, improve slip, and increase block resistance.
  • Improvement over Care59 Satin Paste: Cleaner, more effective flattener, minimal separation, easy to mix.

Cautions

  • Flattening the inks may greatly decrease outdoor durability.

Flattener: S248 Flattening Paste

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Flattener: SIPI413 Syloid 308

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Benefits

  • Increases viscosity
  • Reduces gloss
  • Increases block resistance

Cautions

  • Too much can lead to curing issues
  • Reduced flow and transfer of ink
  • The additive powder is very light and can be difficult to work with and mix into the ink
  • Flattening the inks may greatly reduce outdoor durability

Flattener: SIPI414 Cab-O-Sil

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Benefits

  • Increases viscosity more efficiently than SIPI440.
  • Reduces gloss.
  • Increases block resistance.

Cautions

  • Too much can lead to curing issues.
  • Reduced flow and transfer of ink.
  • The additive powder is very light and can be difficult to work with and mix into the ink.
  • Flattening the inks may greatly decrease outdoor durability.

Flattener: SIPI440 TS100 Flattening Powder

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Flattener: VF178 Flattening Additive

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Benefits

  • Increases viscosity.
  • Reduces gloss more efficiently than SIPI414.
  • Increases block resistance

Cautions

  • Too much can lead to curing issues.
  • Reduced flow and transfer of ink.
  • The additive powder is very light and can be difficult to work with and mix into the ink.
  • Flattening the inks may greatly decrease outdoor durability.

Flexibilizer: 64384489 Flexibilizer

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Flexibilizer: RE308 UV Reducer/Flexibilizer

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Benefits

  • Increases the flexibility of the ink for less chipping when cutting, folding and printing multiple layers.
  • Increases the flow of the ink.
  • Multi-ink reducer.

Cautions

  • Softer ink surface with more potential for blocking.
  • Higher levels adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.

Flow Control: 132371AB Flow Control

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Flow Control: 26203AB Flow Control

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Flow Control: BE173 Flow Control

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Flow Control: CARE8 Flow Agent

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Benefits

  • Improves flow characteristics

Cautions

  • Too much may affect adhesion and printability

Flow Control: CARE22 Flow Agent

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Benefits

  • Increases the flow of the ink onto hard to print surfaces.
  • Due to increased ink flow, the ink surface appears more level.

Cautions

  • Small additions result in big changes.
  • Can adversely affect inter-coat adhesion.
  • Too much can lead to printability and flow issues.

Flow Control: CARE61 Special Flow Control

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Flow Control: CARE65 Flow Agent

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Flow Control: CARE67 Leveling Agent

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Flow Control: CARE8 Flow Agent

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Flow Control: FP46 Flow Promoter

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Benefits

  • Improves flow
  • Reduces air bubles or pinholes in the ink film

Cautions

  • May affect print definition
  • May reduce adhesion

Hardener: AQ50 Hardener

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Hardener: CARE69 UV Hardener

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Benefits

  • Improves chemical resistance
  • Improves scuff resistance after curing

Cautions

  • Reduced flexibility
  • May affect inter-coat adhesion

Initiator: CARE56 UV Initiator

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Benefits

  • Used as a cure accelerator to increase the cure level of a UV ink.
  • Used as an alternative to CARE57 Initiator.

Cautions

  • Too much can result in top-cure, leading to poor adhesion, rewetting of the ink and blocking.
  • Small additions have a significant impact.
  • A Band-Aid for poor equipment and maintenance.

Initiator: CARE57 UV Initiator

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Benefits

  • Used as a cure accelerator to increase the cure level of a UV ink.
  • Used as an alternative to CARE56 Initiator.

Cautions

  • Too much can result in top-cure, leading to poor adhesion, rewetting of the ink and blocking.
  • Small additions have a significant impact.
  • A Band-Aid for poor equipment and maintenance.

Initiator: CARE58 UV Initiator

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Benefits

  • Hardens the ink surface to reduce blocking and increase scuff/scratch resistance.
  • Increases the flow of the ink.

Cautions

  • May reduce the formability and flexibility, especially with thicker ink deposit and multi-layer printing.
  • Increase potential for cracking and chipping in finishing and shipping.

Initiator: CARE64 UV Photoinitiator

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Retarder: 9050 Retarder Thinner

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: 9631 Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: 9731 Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: CARE53 Special Gel Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: PA8 Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: RE181 Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: RE182 Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: RE183 Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: RE186 Retarder (Slow Retarder)

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: RE189 Retarder (Slow Thinner)

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: RE191 Slow Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: RE192 Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: RE196 Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: S231 Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: VF182 Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Retarder: VF192 Fast Retarder

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Benefits

  • Improves screen stability
  • Slows ink drying times in warmer climates

Cautions

  • Increases ink dry time
  • May result in blocking

Static Eliminator: CARE50 Static Eliminator

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Benefits

  • Reduces static during printing.

Cautions

  • Small additions result in big changes.
  • Small additions should not affect performance properties.

Thinner: 2732 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: 5500 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: 5560 Fast Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: 9630 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: DA1882 Accelerator

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: PA7 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: PX30 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Reduces viscosity for increased flow

Cautions

  • Higher levels of reducer adversely affect dry times and adhesion
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity

Thinner: RE187 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: RE188 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: RE190 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: RE195 Thinner/Screen Wash

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: RE197 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: RE212 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: S230 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: VF180 Fast Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: VF190 Fast Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: RE180 Thinner

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

Thinner: RE185 Thinner (Fast Thinner)

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Benefits

  • Decreases viscosity and improves printability.

Cautions

  • Too much can adversely affect drying, adhesion, and print definition.

UV Reducer: RE301 UV Reducer

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Benefits

  • Reduces viscosity for increase flow.

Cautions

  • Higher levels of reducer adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.

UV Reducer: RE302 UV Reducer

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Benefits

  • Reduces viscosity for increase flow.

Cautions

  • Higher levels of reducer adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.

UV Reducer: RE304 UV Reducer

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Benefits

  • Reduces viscosity for increase flow.

Cautions

  • Higher levels of reducer adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.

UV Reducer: RE305 UV Reducer

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Benefits

  • Reduces viscosity for increase flow.

Cautions

  • Higher levels of reducer adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.

UV Reducer: RE306 UV Reducer

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Benefits

  • Reduces viscosity for increased flow.

Cautions

  • Higher levels of reducer may adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.

UV Reducer: RE307 UV Reducer

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Benefits

  • Reduces viscosity for increase flow.

Cautions

  • Higher levels of reducer adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.

UV Reducer: RE308 UV Reducer/Flexibilizer

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Benefits

  • Increases the flexibility of the ink for less chipping when cutting, folding and printing multiple layers.
  • Increases the flow of the ink.
  • Multi-ink reducer.

Cautions

  • Softer ink surface with more potential for blocking.
  • Higher levels adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.

UV Reducer: RE309 UV Reducer

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Benefits

  • Reduces viscosity for increase flow.

Cautions

  • Higher levels of reducer adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.

UV Reducer: RE310 UV Reducer

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Benefits

  • Reduces viscosity for increased flow.

Cautions

  • Higher levels of reducer may adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.

UV Reducer: RE312 UV Reducer

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Benefits

  • Reduces viscosity for increased flow.

Cautions

  • Higher levels of reducer may adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.

UV Reducer: RE315 UV Reducer

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Benefits

  • Reduces viscosity for increased flow.

Cautions

  • Higher levels of reducer may adversely affect cure and adhesion.
  • Higher levels can lead to unwanted dripping and dot gain.
  • Increased amounts reduce opacity.

No Adhesion Promoters specifically recommended for this ink line.

No Anti-Block additives specifically recommended for this ink line.

No Flatteners specifically recommended for this ink line.

No Flexibilizer additives specifically recommended for this ink line.

No Flow Control additives specifically recommended for this ink line.

No Hardeners specifically recommended for this ink line.

No Initiators specifically recommended for this ink line.

No Retarders specifically recommended for this ink line.

No Static Eliminators specifically recommended for this ink line.

No Thinner specifically recommended for this ink line.

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