Miami Ink!!

srimonogramming · September 17th, 2012, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Prosperi-Tees

I missed a call from him a while back and did not call him back. It would almost seem cost prohibitive to buy from someone completely across the country with shipping.

Not when a 5'er is 100-200 less than some other brands.

I prefer the superior, it's a little more to my liking over the smooth, but the smooth is better than most. I think the superior is a tad bit more opaque, but with that you lose a little bit of the workability of the ink. That stuff with a touch of qcm 159 mixed in with it, maybe 10-15% really brings out the best in both inks. I don't want it super short bodied like the 159 is, but I don't want it as long bodied as the smooth and superior are right out of the bucket either. I'll take a long bodied white over short any day for the auto. There is nothing worse than having to put a half gallon of ink in a screen to print 36 shirts.

screenprintguy · September 17th, 2012, 05:01 PM

You have to make sure and ask for Phthalate free if that's what you want, otherwise I believe the standard in smooth and standard in superior are like 2 bucks a gallon less, but specify. It's totally worth the difference I normally get free freight with my ink purchases, but with that big of a cost difference, I'll eat a lil UPS. The more people we can get on with this, the more likely it will be for Miami to keep a nice low cost based on volume sales. I just like to pass on a good deal when others have passed it on to me. Thanks Alan for taking my texts over the weekend, I know you are busy man!

islandtees · September 17th, 2012, 08:41 PM

We use it to. We no longer use other whites. You cant beat this ink for price, opacity, flash time and how well it works on the auto.

cnasherman · September 17th, 2012, 11:20 PM

The smooth is the best white ink we have EVER used...will be ordering some more soon, just need to use up the expensive stuff we have first, hate to just waste it.

pushing ink · September 18th, 2012, 10:19 AM

I told all of you guys Miami ink was the best. and know for a second hint staples is the best place for tape PERIOD! email me and I will give you the low down.

pushing ink · September 18th, 2012, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by screenprintguy

REally!!! wow, that I'm looking forward to. I always have to reduce quick white to keep it from climbing, and it has to be waaaay reduced to use as an underbase, it has puff in it. Kevin said the miami whites don't have puff, but are very opaque. Still looks like I'm going to be stuck buying 115 dollar a gallon poly white since they don't make one at Miami, but the savings on this helps out a lot!

Why not add a poly additive!

screenprintguy · September 18th, 2012, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by pushing ink

Why not add a poly additive!

Which one do you recommend? I've never tried one before. Thanks for the leed!!!

pushing ink · September 18th, 2012, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by screenprintguy

Which one do you recommend? I've never tried one before. Thanks for the leed!!!

call nazdar. We use some nyla-bond.

inkman996 · September 18th, 2012, 11:48 AM

NYLA BOND is an additive for printing on nylon not poly. Ink altered wityh a nylon catalyst will cure harder and more brittle, not what you want on most poly garments since they have some stretch to them.

screenprintguy · September 18th, 2012, 12:12 PM

Any nylobond that I've used before actually made the ink turn into a rock a couple weeks later and didn't do any bleed blocking only helps adhere to the nylon. Is there a bleed block additive?