Description
Take a stand against dye migration with FN-INK™ Barrier Black. It’s a specially made ink designed to stop dye migration on polyester garments from the start.
To provide the greatest dye-blocking ink, Barrier Black is a Carbon Blocker Base. There’s no room for white to create the barrier grays that are so common on the market today.
When printed and cured correctly, Barrier Black will give you the best chance of stopping any and all dye migration from happening on difficult polyester and polyester-blended garments.
Get FN-INK™ Barrier Black to unlock specialty printing today.
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FEATURES:
- Densely packed, active dye-fighting ingredients.
- Creamy & Easy to Print Inks.
- Short flash times, lower cure temperature.
ART CREATION INSTRUCTIONS:
The best way to create your Blocker Black Base is to duplicate your base white.
Do not create a new trap/choke. You want the white base to print directly on top of the Blocker Black.
You do not want any of the top colors, like the white or colors, to overlap and touch the fabric. For example, if the Barrier Black Base was choked and the white ink overlaps and touches the polyester fabric (let's say it’s red). You will see red slowly creep up the ink layer where it touched and begin to halo into the rest of the ink.
While it may sound like an extreme case, the situation has happened many times in multiple print shops. Usually it's only seen after the customer has received the garments. Save yourself the headache and follow best practices.
PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS:
One of the little known facts regarding all low bleed or dye-blocking inks is that it is actually quite important to have a thicker ink layer. Having a large volume of dye-blocking ingredients is important when it comes to stopping stubborn, unruly polyester fabrics.
Best results will be achieved with a lower mesh screen and/or a heavier ink deposit. It’s recommended to use a 110 mesh coated 1x2 or a 157 thin thread mesh coated 2x1or 1x2 for a thicker stencil.
Once the Barrier Black base has been printed, gently flash the ink layer. Since it’s a black ink, it will absorb heat and infrared quickly.
Proceed with either a print-flash-print of the FN-INK™ Barrier Black or with the rest of your design.
It is recommended to use a 157 mesh for your top white (or lower). A 157 Hi-Dro mesh will create a superior white print compared to a standard mesh.
RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ON DYE SUBLIMATED POLYESTER:
If printing on dye-sublimated garments like Digital Camo, we encourage you to use the lower mesh counts. You should also test a print-flash-print of the Barrier Black.
Remember, it’s all about the volume of dye-blocking ingredients needed to stop all dye migration in its tracks. Having a large volume of dye-blocking ingredients will improve the likelihood of no dye migration.
FLASHING INSTRUCTIONS:
Flash at 180°F-200°F for 2-5 seconds, depending on conditions and ink deposit thickness.
Barrier Black will be very fast to flash. You have to be careful to not over-flash. Too much heat will excite the dyes under the Barrier Black, reducing the ink’s ability to stop dye migration.
CURING INSTRUCTIONS:
It's strongly encouraged to keep temperatures in your dryer as low as possible while still hitting cure temp* of 260°F. Keeping temps low will not excite the dyes and stop the extreme blocking power of the FN-INK™ Barrier Black.
Here’s a brief summary on why dye migration happens. Most polyester fabrics’ dye/temperature is set between 270°F-300°F. When the polyester thread hits that temperature range again, the dyes return to a gaseous state and are absorbed by the plastisol inks.
In the case of dye sublimation, the dye transfer temps are much much lower. Those dyes are excited and can transfer into the ink at those lower cure (and flash) temps.
*Cure is attained when the ENTIRE ink layer reaches 260°F, meaning that the ink is 260° from the top to the bottom of the ink layer. If you are using a laser gun to read the surface temp, it WILL be misleading. Laser temperature guns give you a reflective reading. When tested side-by-side with a donut probe, you will see temperature differences as great as 120°F-150°F early in the cure cycle (the donut probe accurately measures the contact temperature where the crosshairs reside). As you reach the end of the dryer, those temperatures will get closer together. As a direct result, you will need to read a surface temp as little as 60°F above what stated cure temp is and as much as 100°F depending on how short your dryer tunnel is and how hot your settings are. This is due to a few things:
- The rate that plastisol ink absorbs heat. Some colors will heat up faster than others as they absorb infrared heat waves more readily.
- How hot the ink is when entering the tunnel. Cooler inks will take longer to heat up, thus taking longer to reach cure.
- The thickness of your ink deposit. As we all know, thicker ink deposits take longer to cure than thinner ink deposits. A longer dwell time is needed to reach full-cure through the whole ink layer. Heat/IR waves take time to penetrate and heat up the ink.
- The length of your tunnel. Curing ink is about temperature and time. It takes time for the entire ink layer to heat up and reach cure temp. The faster and hotter you run, the greater your chance to not reach full cure temp at the bottom of the ink layer.
- Cotton garments take longer to heat up compared to polyblends or 100% polyester. This is due to the absorptive nature of cotton. Cotton soaks up and holds onto water. When putting the shirt through the dryer, the dryer will release the water in the cotton fibers, slowing down how fast ink heats up. This process directly relates to how water based ink heats up and reaches cure, just on a smaller scale.
- The quality of your infrared panels. IR Panels are not created equal. Without diving into the deep details, some panels are more efficient in creating heat within the ink layer than others.
When changing your dryer to low cure temps, follow the recommendations and parameters laid out above and do wash testing to ensure your new dryer settings are reaching full cure.
CLEAN UP
Use any press wash to clean it up.
STORAGE
Keep container(s) tightly closed. Store in a cool, well-ventilated location out of direct sunlight.
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Refund Policy
Returns / Refunds
Pre-burned Screens are non refundable items, and are not eligible to be returned.
Film Outputs are non refundable items, and are not eligible to be returned.
Our policy lasts 7 days. If 7 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund or exchange.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)
Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error.
If you choose to cancel your order while while awaiting shipment, a 25% credit card processing fee will apply, and be subtracted from your refund.
Refunds (if applicable)
Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund.
If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a certain amount of days.
Late or missing refunds (if applicable)
If you haven’t received a refund yet, first check your bank account again.
Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted.
Next contact your bank. There is often some processing time before a refund is posted.
If you’ve done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us at norcalscreenprintsupply@gmail.com.
Sale items (if applicable)
Only regular priced items may be refunded, unfortunately sale items cannot be refunded.
Exchanges (if applicable)
We only replace items if they are defective or damaged. If you need to exchange it for the same item, send us an email at norcalscreenprintsupply@gmail.com and send your item to: 3045 65th Street #10, Sacramento California US 95820.
Used items (if applicable)
Used items cannot be refunded.
Gifts
If the item was marked as a gift when purchased and shipped directly to you, you’ll receive a gift credit for the value of your return. Once the returned item is received, a gift certificate will be mailed to you.
If the item wasn’t marked as a gift when purchased, or the gift giver had the order shipped to themselves to give to you later, we will send a refund to the gift giver and he will find out about your return.
Shipping
If your item is eligible for return, please ship your product to: 3045 65th Street #10, Sacramento, CA 95820
You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.
Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.
If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.