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Printing on silicone swimming caps

Find out the type of ink used for Printing on silicone swimming caps. Learn how to figure out if a swim cap is made of silicone or not.

Solvents and Catalysts for Silicone ink

There are many factors that affect the durability of a print. Among them are silicone ink additives. Ink additives are solvents (Thinners or Reducers) and catalysts (hardeners). These silicone ink additives are critical for pad and screen printing applications. In this article, we'll cover pad & screen printing ink thinners and hardeners. Additives improve ink adjustments, adhesion, and extend printed image life.

How to Mix Ink

If you want to achieve a quality print, you must mix your inks correctly. To avoid adhesion, viscosity, screen stability, ink pad pickup, problems, you have to mix the inks well. All these issues lead to lost production. Mix your ink correctly and you'll increase your production.

Silicone inks for screen & pad printing onto silicone rubber

Finding great silicone inks for printing on silicone rubber products (e.g. silicone bracelets, swim-caps, medical tubing, etc.) has been challenging. Part of this is because silicone inks have been limited in today’s market. In addition, the available inks have been poorly formulated. Find out how to handle silicone inks.

FAQ's - silicone printing and silicone inks

These are frequently asked questions about printing on silicone products and silicone ink in general. If you a question that you may have is not listed, please comment and we'll be glad to get back to you.