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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.
***Please note that plastisol inks from All Tex may take 2 to 3 weeks to fulfill currently due to Covid 19 problems in manufacturing.***
Fast Flash White, QUART - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll ha...
View full details800 Black, QUART - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll have no p...
View full details402 Scarlet Red, QUART - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll hav...
View full details800A White, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll have no...
View full details800 Black, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll have no ...
View full details101 Lemon Yellow, QUART - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll ha...
View full detailsUltra Blue, QUART - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll have no ...
View full details201 Lime Green, QUART - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll have...
View full detailsHigh Opacity White, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. This i...
View full detailsAmex Arsen Manoukian, AM1002.12 BIANCO EXTRA OP WHITE - quart Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological. This is an Ita...
View full detailsPolyester White, GALLON - 100% Polyester or 50/50 poly cotton blends. Low bleed. This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the ...
View full details602 Gray, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll have no p...
View full detailsHigh Opacity Plastisol Ink, QUART Please choose your color: White, Red, Yellow, Royal Blue, Dark Green, Orange, Gold, and Light Blue. This is a v...
View full detailsT 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...
View full detailsAmex Arsen Manoukian, AM1002.80 Black - quart Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological. This is an Italian water base...
View full details402 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...
View full details101 Lemon Yellow, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll h...
View full detailsHigh Opacity Scarlett Red, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great....
View full detailsProcess Cyan, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll have ...
View full detailsHigh Opacity Gold, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. This is...
View full detailsAmex Arsen Manoukian, AM1002.40 ROSSO RED - quart Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological. This is an Italian water ...
View full detailsProcess Magenta, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. You’ll ha...
View full detailsHigh Opacity Orange, GALLON - This is a very high quality plastisol screen printing ink for the money. Very economical and it performs great. This ...
View full detailsProcess 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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