Advantage is an Ultra-Premium Plastisol Ink that has been formulated to have a short body and is extra creamy to be easy to print, wet on wet with minimal build-up. Plus a fast shearing action to allow you to print Faster. Works well for Manual and Automatic high-production screen printing. We print insane detail, wet on wet in our training classes and at tradeshows all the time. Scroll through the above pics to see actual sample prints done with ADV inks, pics do not necessarily contain the color ink for this listing but represent the quality of the ink line.Rated scale of 1 to 5, 1 being minimal and 5 maximum or best. Opacity: 4Viscosity / Creamy: 4Bleed Resistance: 1Build Up: LowDefinition: HighAlthough most Advantage inks are Very Opaque, they are intended for printing on to light-colored garments or over a flashed under base white. Optimum opacity is achieved with Super Advantage inks which are formulated for optimal coverage and allow you to print flash print onto dark-colored garments without an under base, of fabrics where bleeding is not a concern.Advantage inks may be used to print cold peel transfers.Recommended SubstratesCotton, cotton blends, polyesters, and some nylon (generally open weave or mesh types) as well as other synthetics. Gel or flash-cure: Approximately 230 Degrees F Full cure: 320 Degrees F Transfer Temperature: 350 Degrees F.Fusion tests should be made prior to any production run. Failure to cure properly causes poor wash fastness, inferior adhesion and increased dye migration.Opacity: Very Good, use Super Advantage inks for maximum opacity.Tension: 15-20 acceptable, 25-35 recommendedSqueegee type: 60-70, 60/90/60 or 70/90/70 durometer. Squeegee blade: SharpSqueegee angle: 10 to 20 degreesSqueegee Pressure: Avoid excess pressureSqueegee speed: Medium to FastWash-Up: ECO2770 Textile Ink degrader or ECO4400 Press Wipe.Mesh: Use 86-160 mesh for optimum opacity.Use 160-305 mesh for overprinting and fine-line printing.Use 160-305 mesh for printing onto white or light fabrics.For process colors use 230-305 meshUse 86-120 mesh for cold peel transfers.Stencil: CBX7500 is recommended but will work with Any Conventional direct emulsion or capillary films.Off contact: 1/16″Emulsion over mesh: 15 – 20%Storage65-95FAvoid direct sunlightKeep container sealedPrint Sample Pics The sample pic of actual t-shirts printed on a Vastex V2000 manual press, during our 3 day Pro Screen Printing Class, on average 50% of the students have never screen printed before. They used the following items to achieve these gorgeous prints.Advantage Plastisol InksCBX7500 Hi-Rez Pink EmulsionHi-Definition Water Proof Inkjet FilmAluminum Frames 20×24 s/w 230 yellow Satti meshErgo Aluminum Handle Squeegees with 70 durometer bladePhthalate CompliantInks manufactured for Kolormatrix are certified by one of the largest plastisol ink manufacturers in the world to be Phthalate Compliant and does not knowingly add plasticizers containing the phthalates listed and outlined in California Bill 1108, CPSIA HR-4040 and Oeko-tex Standard 100. The plasticizers identified may include di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP), (DIBP) Di-iso-butyl, and (DMP) Dimethylphthalate, including esters of ortho-phthalic acid and are not direct ingredients in the manufacture of Claira High Opacity Non-Phthalate Inks.