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Coates C99 Gloss Vinyl Screen Printing Inks

Coates Screen develops and manufactures a wide range of screen printing inks for every application and market. All ink lines are supported by carefully designed color systems to facilitate accurate blending of an unlimited number of user-defined colors or the 1000 PANTONE® shades. Coates Screen is the leading authority on intelligent scale and automated ink dispensing equipment incorporating color management systems. We offer a complete range of screen printing inks and supplies to meet the most exacting requirements and specifications of the industry.

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C99 Gloss Vinyl is a high gloss, flexible ink with excellent outdoor durability.

Substrates and Applications:

C99 Gloss Vinyl may be screen printed onto pressure-sensitive vinyl, rigid vinyl, self-cling vinyl, surface-treated polyester, polycarbonate and acrylic substrates. It is not suitable for use on styrene substrates. C99 Gloss Vinyl has excellent adhesion to vinyl, acrylic and polycarbonate substrates, combined with exceptional flexibility. It is therefore particularly suitable for "double-sided", multi-layer prints on vinyl decals, prints which need to withstand forming/embossing and large format displays on rigid plastics.

NOTE: Pretest all substrates prior to use in production.

Drying:

Air dry in 20-30 minutes; jet dry in 20-30 seconds at 150°F (65°C). As with all solvent-based inks, overprint layers may require slightly longer.

Process Colors:

Unless specific properties of C99 Gloss Vinyl inks are essential, C70 Multigrip Process Colors are recommended for 4 color process printing. C70 Multigrip Process Colors have excellent screen stability and dot definition, and match the SWOP standards. Color density may be adjusted by adding C70-S139 Process Base. (See C70 Product Data Sheet)

Coverage:

Using a 230-305/inch (90-120/cm) mesh, one gallon of C99 Gloss Vinyl will cover approximately 1,500 square feet.

Screen Mesh:

Typically 255-305/inch (100-120/cm) mesh. Finer meshes may be used for 4 Color Process printing.

Stencil:

Direct photoemulsion, capillary film or other solvent resistant stencil.

Squeegee:

Medium to hard durometer urethane squeegee.

Modification:

Viscosity Reduction: For best results, C99 Gloss Vinyl may be reduced with approximately 15-30% by weight of ET-10 Reducer. For exceptionally fine detail printing, or under adverse ambient conditions, either ET-12 Retarder or GEL-100 Celled Retarder may be substituted for all or part of the reducer. The restricted flow of GEL-100 allows better print definition, particularly for reverse detail or 4 color process printing.NOTE: The use of ET-12 Retarder or GEL-100 Gelled Retarder may decrease drying speed; ensure that drying is adequate before commencing a full production run.

Gloss Reduction: Up to 20% by weight of Matte Additive MAT-190 may be used to reduce gloss. A 10% addition of MAT-190 allows a satin finish, whereas a 20% addition allows a less reflective, more matte finish. NOTE: As with all inks, decreasing gloss may render prints more susceptible to slight surface scuffing.

Overprinting:

For decorative applications, or when exterior durability is not required, C99-S199 Mixing Clear may be used to overprint C99 Gloss Vinyl colors.
For maximum exterior durability, OPC-190 Overprint Clear is recommended. OPC-190 is specially formulated for use only as an overprint clear. If required, OPC-190 may be reduced with 5-15% by weight of ST-280 Overprint Clear Reducer.

NOTE: Pretest OPC-190 prior to use in production.

Wash-up:

C99 Gloss Vinyl may be cleaned off screens and processing equipment with any suitable screen wash, such as VL Wash.

ColorPlus® Monopigments:
	C99-M 111 C99-M 115 C99-M 119 C99-M 121 C99-M 125 C99-M 141 C99-M 149 C99-M 155 C99-M 159 C99-M 181 C99-M 183 C99-M 185	Green Yellow Red Yellow Orange Yellow Red Blue Red Yellow Green Blue Green Red Blue Green Blue Cerise Magenta Violet

Standard Products:		Modifiers:
	C99-S103 Opaque White C99-S105 Standard White C99-S170 Black C99-S199 Mixing Clear OPC-190 Overprint Clear		MAT-190 Matte Additive ET-10 Reducer ET-12 Retarder GEL-100 Gelled Retarder ST-280 Overprint Clear Reducer

Process Colors:

	C70-S131 Process Yellow C70-S135 Process Cyan C70-S139 Process Base C70-S140 Process Magenta C70-S171 Process Black

Health and Safty

As with all inks, gloves and safety goggles should be used when handling this product. For more complete information, refer to the relevant Material Safety Data Sheet.
In accordance with information received from suppliers, these items are formulated without heavy metals, in compliance with 16 CFR, Part 1303, ANSI Z66.1-1964, ASTM F 963 and CONEG packaging regulations.