Thickener for increasing the viscosity of print pastes, formulated to reduce bleeding and particularly useful for cotton, polycotton, polyester, and other blended fabrics, and when printing on paper. Use printing ink thickener to improve sharpness of detailed designs and fine line application in screen printing. It helps to prevent ink from spreading and ensures uniform coverage.
The thickener is supplied as a high-purity inverse emulsion of synthetic acrylic co-polymers. As the polymer is already in solution, stirring a very small amount into the binder thickens the ink almost instantaneously. The printing ink thickener can be added to Selectasine Screen Printing Binders prior to adding pigments or metallics, or it can be added to premixed printing inks and pastes.
Use in the range of 1-2% of thickener to binder, adding slowly and stirring until you achieve the desired viscosity. For very small quantities of thickener, you may find it helpful to use a syringe.
This product must be used with caution as it will cause irritation to eyes if infected and is harmful to aquatic life. Wash hands thoroughly after use and avoid release to the environment where possible.
Download a PDF of the MSDS (Safety Data Sheet) for Selectasine Thickener
Due to some of the Selectasine products being sensitive to frost, we advise storage under suitable conditions and at temperatures above 5°C
