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Textile Inks
Here are some Catspit tested and approved textile inks for screen printing tee shirts and other garments. We feature plastisol and some water based inks for screenprinting.
For screen printing shirts at home, we can say there are two common types of inks used. There are air dry textile inks and plastisol textile inks. For printing posters and paper type flat work, you would use poster ink which is also an air dry ink. Either of the two textile inks may be used for screen printing shirts but the poster ink is used only for flat work and graphics printed on porous or glossy paper materials. The screen printing process for printing shirts and flat work will be very similar. It is the same process in general but there will be differences in materials used, beginning with the ink.
Plastisol Textile Inks Water Based Textile Inks
Plastisol inks are limited to textiles. Most plastisol inks may be used at home when screen printing tee shirts. The biggest drawback for the home use of plastisol inks is that they need to be cured with a belt dryer or at least a flash cure unit. Plastisol inks will never dry even when exposed to air until they are cured with heat. Plastisol ink has to reach a temperature of 320 to 330 degrees Fahrenheit so that it will cure and be dry to the touch. However, this ink is often considered to be easier to work with just because it won’t dry in the screen during printing. Plastisol ink is also known to have excellent color, coverage, and durability.
The air dry inks are made for many different applications and in general will be the most popular for hobby and home applications. These are poster and textile inks often referred to as water based inks. Some of these may be 100% water based. However, many inks considered to be water based are often a combination of solvents including but not limited to water. Many textile air dry inks actually need to be heat set after they dry by evaporation to be wash safe.
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$19.00High Opacity Plastisol Ink - Quart
AllTex$19.00High Opacity Plastisol Ink, QUART Please choose your color: White, Red, Yellow, Royal Blue, Dark Green, Orange, Gold, and Light Blue. This is a v...
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$38.00402 Scarlet Red Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$38.00402 Scarlet Red, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll ha...
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$38.00T Hot Pink Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$38.00T Hot Pink, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll have no...
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$10.83Black Water Based Textile Ink - Quart
vendor-unknown$10.83Amex Arsen Manoukian, AM1002.80 Black - quart Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological. This is an Italian water base...
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$40.00High Opacity Gold 2020 Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$40.00High Opacity Gold, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. This is...
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$40.00High Opacity Orange Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$40.00High Opacity Orange, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. This ...
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$10.83Red Water Based Textile Ink - Quart
vendor-unknown$10.83Amex Arsen Manoukian, AM1002.40 ROSSO RED - quart Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological. This is an Italian water ...
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$38.00Process Magenta Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$38.00Process Magenta, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll ha...
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$38.00Process Yellow Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$38.00Process Yellow, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll hav...
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$38.00102 Gold Yellow Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$38.00102 Gold Yellow, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll ha...
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$38.00Ultra Blue Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$38.00Ultra Blue, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll have no...
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$38.00Cureable Plastisol Reducer Gallon
vendor-unknown$38.00Cureable Reducer, Gallon - This is a plastisol reducer additive that is curable. Use this base to make standard plastisol inks a thinner. It will a...
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$10.83Lemon Yellow Water Based Textile Ink - Quart
vendor-unknown$10.83Amex Arsen Manoukian, AM1002.20 GIALLO LIMONE LEMON YELLOW - quart Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological. This is ...
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$40.00High Opacity Royal Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$40.00High Opacity Royal, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. This i...
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$75.00Silver Glitter Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$75.00Silver Glitter, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll hav...
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$40.00High Opacity Light Blue Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$40.00High Opacity Light Blue, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. T...
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$40.00High Opacity Lemon Yellow Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$40.00High Opacity Lemon Yellow, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great....
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$38.00301 Light Blue Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$38.00301 Light Blue, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll hav...
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$40.00High Opacity Green Plastisol Ink Gallon
vendor-unknown$40.00High Opacity Green, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. This i...
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$10.99Metallic Silver Water Based Textile Ink - Quart
vendor-unknown$10.99Amex Arsen Manoukian, AM1002.91 ARGENTO Metallic Silver - quart Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological. ***Metallic...
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$10.83Athletic Gold Water Based Textile Ink - Quart
vendor-unknown$10.83Amex Arsen Manoukian, AM1002.22 GIALLO CALDO Warm Yellow (Athletic Gold) - quart Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecolog...
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$10.83Blue Water Based Textile Ink - Quart
vendor-unknown$10.83Amex Arsen Manoukian, AM1002.56 BLU Blue - quart Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological. This is an Italian water b...
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$38.00Metallic Gold Water Based Textile Ink - Gallon
vendor-unknown$38.00Amex Arsen Manoukian, AM1002.90 ORO Metallic Gold - gallon Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological. ***Metallic inks...
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$10.83Bright Green Water Based Textile Ink - Quart
vendor-unknown$10.83Amex Arsen Manoukian, AM1002.61 VERDE BRILLANTE Bright Green - quart Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological. This i...
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