We have been using the PC-701 for several years and quite happy with it. The reclaim problem sounds like under exposure of the screen, same with the high mesh count blowing out.
It took several tries with the exposure calculator to get the times down, it was not as fast as our Photopol-X product but the solids count made up for that. Out 200-26 mesh yellow screens have an exposure time almost double that of the white 110-156 mesh screens. Hope this helps Paul Verdin Hands-On Ink Screenprinting -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SE-List] Emulsion questions re: PC-701 Team, In my never ending quest to find a good emulsion, I decided to try the "Image Mate" PC-701 emulsion. I had have great success with a dual cure products, but I was/am looking for a simpler premix, ling life system with fast exposure for the UV unit. Their description below was a homerun: PC 701 is not only one of the fastest exposing one-parts, but it's the highest solids content emulsion you'll ever use! The extreme solids content of 52% allows you to use minimal coatings for half- tone, white base, and high density printing. Designed for the textile printer, it has excellent resistance to plastisol inks. Caution: PC 701 is fast! Testing has shown PC 701 to expose more than 3 times faster than other SBQ emulsions - great for fluorescent units! I tried it and it was a real fast exposure time (for a UV fluorescent unit) and cut the time in half! Unbelievable...but, I found that on 158 and 196 screens the image would blowout during the washout. 110 screens were perfect. The second oddity was the reclaiming. I purchased the EZSolve dip tank system to make life easy in the reclaiming department. This PC-701 product is doing something very odd, it is coming off the screens in sheets. it is like a second skin removing. It is very messy cleanup after the reclaiming process. I am having a hard time trying to look at the clean up verses the fast exposure, but the high screen mesh problem is almost the nail in the coffin. The Questions: * Is anybody using this product? * Is there an alternate washout process I should consider for high mesh screens (w/PC-701)? * Has anybody experienced this same reclaiming phenomenon? * Can anybody recommend another emulsion to try? (I'm still searching, but recently purchased a test quart of DZ-307 to see what that is all about). * What is the deal with high solids? I know we reviewed this in GP-101 but I have no clue. -Joe Russo RussoCustomTees.com _______________________________________________ Screenprinters mailing list [email protected] http://mailinglist.screenprinters.net/mailman/listinfo/screenprinters _______________________________________________ Screenprinters mailing list [email protected] http://mailinglist.screenprinters.net/mailman/listinfo/screenprinters
