Dipping Silicone ink for Sholace Tipping

Silicone ink for Shoelace tipping /shoelace dipping process

TDS of XG shoelace dipping silicone

1st Dipping silicone Clear layer 1 time

Dipping silicone XG-20S    100G
Fast dry catalyst  XG-KB    10G  10% (10G silicone to mix with 1G catalyst)
Thinner XG-128AH         100-120G   100-120%  (10G silicone to mix with 10-12G thinner)
To dip one time and wait about 40-70 minutes to get ink layer surface dry by room temp,after ink layer surface dry to heat cut.

2nd  Dipping silicone Color layer 2-3 times

Dipping silicone XG-20S    100G
Color pigment             2-4G  2-4% (10G silicone to mix with 0.2-0.4G color pigment)
Fast dry catalyst  XG-KB    10G  10% (10G silicone to mix with 1G catalyst)
Thinner XG-128AH         100-120G  100-120%  (10G silicone to mix with 10-12G thinner)
To dip 2-3 times color dipping silicone ,after dipping to wait about 20-30 minutes to get ink layer surface dry by room temp to dip the other times.

3rd  Dipping matte or glossy silicone for top coating dipping

Matte silicone   XG-136M    100G or Glossy silicone  XG-399 for supper glossy
Fast dry catalyst  XG-KB    10G  10%  (10G silicone to mix with 1G catalyst)
Thinner XG-128AH         100-120G   100-120%  (10G silicone to mix with 10-12G thinner)
If need supper glossy effect then need dip glossy silicone ,due to glossy silicone is very liquid so 100% is enough no need 120%.Like 10G glossy silicone mix with 10G thinner.
After finished to wait for at least 1-2 days to get silicone ink 100% dry.