CFX Ice White Opaque Plastisol Screen Printing Ink

CFX Ice White Opaque Plastisol Screen Printing Ink

Achieve bright white prints and reliable production performance with CFX Ice White Plastisol Screen Printing Ink, a highly opaque white ink formulated primarily for cotton garments. Featuring fast-flashing characteristics, good fiber mat-down, and a comfortable hand with good elasticity, Ice White is an excellent choice for first-down and underbase applications. Designed for both manual and automatic screen printing presses, this versatile white plastisol ink helps professional screen printers produce vibrant, clean-looking graphics while maintaining an efficient production workflow.

Key Features & Benefits

• High-Opacity, Bright White Coverage: Creates a brilliant white foundation that helps colors stand out, making it an excellent choice for underbase printing and bold graphics on cotton apparel.
• Fast Flashing for Efficient Production: Its fast-flash characteristics help prepare the first-down white layer for subsequent print passes, supporting smooth workflows in busy screen printing shops.
• Good Fiber Mat-Down: Helps manage fabric fibers within the print area for a cleaner-looking finish, particularly important when producing quality prints on cotton garments.
• Comfortable Hand and Good Elasticity: Designed to provide a good hand feel and flexibility, helping create wearable prints suited to a range of cotton apparel applications.
• Versatile Manual and Automatic Printing: Compatible with both manual and automatic screen printing presses, with a recommended mesh range of 100–305 threads per inch for flexibility across different production setups.

Ideal Applications & Recommended Use

CFX Ice White is ideal for professional screen printers, contract decorators, custom apparel businesses, and production shops printing T-shirts, sweatshirts, promotional garments, and other primarily cotton products. Use it as a first-down white or underbase to establish a bright foundation for additional colors. It may also be used on some cotton/polyester blends, potentially with a BB Grey underbase; always pretest before beginning a production run.

For recommended setup, use 100–305 mesh, a dual-cure direct emulsion or capillary film, and a square-profile 60–90 Shore squeegee. The typical flash temperature is 150°F (65°C) on preheated pallets. Cure the ink at 320°F (160°C) for 60–90 seconds, verifying that the ink film reaches the required temperature. Store between 60°F and 95°F, away from direct sunlight. Avoid dry cleaning, bleaching, or ironing the printed image.