How to Print Silicone Ink HD Glossy Stickers?

Transfer HD glossy silicone stickers making tips

Silicone ink PET films:

To choose matte coating PET films

Mesh number： 120-200 , Mesh(screen film )thickness 0.1-0.2MM,it is depends on printing Artworks.

Squeegee：65-80 degree .

Printing tips:

1. Hot melt glue XG-360R-2 print for 6-8 times

When printing glue to use cyclohexanone to liquid the glue, mixing ratio 10%.This type of glue easy to be thick and mesh printing.

  Flash by room temp or by 100-120 degree.

• Mid layer crossing linker printing for 2 times:

Crossing linker         XG-360Z-3     60G

 Crossing linker agent  XG-360Z-3B     3G   5%

Flash by 100 to120 degree.

• Silicone ink clear layer printing 4 –8 layers: 

  Silicone ink     XG-866A-2Y       100G

  Catalyst     XG-866B-2           2-5 G  2-5%

Thinner         XG-128AH          10-20G    10-20%

Hot melt glue with solvent chemicals so will get silicone ink not easy or can not dry, so for first 2 times clear silicone have to mix with more catalyst like 3-4%. More catalyst can get silicone dry fast also the print time will be short, so have to mix small quantity silicone with the catalyst to get no waste. After two layers of clear silicone if need to print more times then 2% catalyst is ok.

Flash by 120 to140 degree.

if needed for high density stickers,if need more high density then print more times clear printing.

• Silicone ink color layer printing for 4–6 layers  :

Silicone ink     XG-866A-2Y       100G

Pigments or special powders       10-20G  (10-20% white&fluorescent 15-20% other colors 10%)

  Catalyst     XG-866B-2           2G   2%

Thinner         XG-128AH          10-20G    10-20%

Flash by 120 to140 degree.

5.Glossy silicone for top printing or brush effect printing Glossy silicone for top coating printing for two layers:

Glossy silicone ink XG-399-3   100G

Catalyst XG-866B-2            2G 2%

Special glitter powders         1-2G  1-2% very less mixing ratio

Thinner XG-128AH   No need Thinner is not necessary for glossy silicone printing.

To print very soft to get in drop through the mesh and pull up the screen to get round and glossy effect.

The angle between squeegee and screen is 60-70 degree not as normal printing 90 degree.

Flash by 100 to120 degree.

Tips for round glossy silicone top coating printing :

1. The angel between squeegee & table 60-70 degree, if manual printing about 45-65 degree
2. Keep the distance between printing squeegee & screen
3.  Less pressure print very soft and slowly try to get more ink pass through the mesh to get round glossy effect.

6.After finish, put into the oven to bake by 100 degree for30- 40 minutes .

7. Heat press the stick on the heat transfer press machine by the temp of 160-170 degree for 10-16 seconds with pressure of 4KG.

TIPS:Kindly doing test before the bulk goods printing every time.

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