3816
Color: Clear
Plastisol Inks
Sentri Clear™ 3816 works as a soft clear enhancer that can be mixed with finished colors or concentrates to achieve super-soft prints.
Sentri Clear™ 3816 has excellent penetration into fabrics when printing with fine mesh counts.
Sentri Clear™ 3816 can be used as an extender base, curable thinner, or as a top clear coat for reducing fibrillation.
Sentri Clear™ 3816 works as a soft clear enhancer that can be mixed with finished colors or concentrates to achieve super-soft prints.
Sentri Clear™ 3816 has excellent penetration into fabrics when printing with fine mesh counts.
Sentri Clear™ 3816 can be used as an extender base, curable thinner, or as a top clear coat for reducing fibrillation.
Sentri Clear™ 3816 will spot dry, with a very low after flash tack. Dwell time is dependent on the spot dryer used. In some cases, you may have to lower the heat of the spot cure unit because too much heat may actually make the ink tacky. When you spot dry, you are only partially fusing or gelling the surface of the ink. The ink should be just dry to the touch, with no lift off, but not totally fused. Totally fusing the underprint may cause inter-coat adhesion problems with the inks printed on top. Final fusing or curing should occur in the dryer.
Sentri Clear™ 3816 can be added to 6100 Series, 7500 Series (RFU and CC) 7600 Series and 900 Series inks for improved hand, cost and printability. Mix with opaque colors to reduce cost, opacity and increase color clarity. Sentri Clear™ is very clear and is recommended highly for extending any process color, especially the Pro-Brite™ Process Colors.
For a softer hand, add approximately 10% to 20%, by weight, of Sentri Clear™ 3816. More may be added, if necessary, without affecting the cure or fusing of the mixed ink. The more Sentri Clear™ 3816 that is added, the less opaque the mixed ink will be.
For white or light fabrics use as a base and add 5% to 25%, by weight, of a finished color or color concentrate to create a very soft feel similar to a water base print. Printing through fine mesh counts can improve the feel for a super soft effect.
Sentri Clear™ 3816 is not a low bleed plastisol and is not recommended for use on poly/ cotton or 100% polyester fabrics that may be prone to dye migration.
Adding any reducers or additives can lower the bleed resistance, opacity, or increase cure times of ink. STIR the ink prior to printing on press and after addition of reducers or additives.
Test dryer temperatures and wash test printed product before and during a production run.
Recommendations and statements made are based on International Coatings’ research and experience. Since International Coatings does not have any control over the conditions of use or storage of the product sold, International Coatings cannot guarantee the results obtained through use of its products. All products are sold and samples given without any representation of warranty, expressed or implied, of fitness for any particular purpose or otherwise, and upon condition that the buyer shall determine the suitability of the product for its own purpose. This applies also where rights of third parties are involved. It does not release the user from the obligation to test the suitability of the product for the intended purpose and application.
100% Cotton
Cotton/Polyester Blends
Some Polyester
Sentri Clear™ 3816 should be mixed with appropriate ink to achieve desired effect
Not recommended
110–305 t/in (43–120 t/cm) monofilament.
Any direct or indirect emulsion or capillary film in the 35 to 70 micron range
65–70 Durometer, sharp edge.
325°F (163°C) entire ink film.
Quart
1 Gallon
5 Gallon
30 Gallon
50 Gallon
65°F to 90°F (18°C to 32°C). Avoid storage in direct sunlight. Keep containers well sealed.
Any eco-friendly plastisol screen wash
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