Product Description
Rutland M3 Ink System is an easy-to-use, highly accurate finished ink mixing system with excellent on-press performance, that allows screen printers to mix to hundreds of Pantone-simulated colors.
Rutland M3 Mixing System is Rutland’s most popular ink system due to its consistency and excellent opacity. This system is much more forgiving than a PC-based product, as it does not require as accurate of measure or base and additives to complete a formula. Most formulas are combinations of M3 colors.
- M3 colors directly replace the M2 and EM ink mixing colors
- M3 inks are opaque resulting in excellent coverage on dark garments
- The tack free formula allows printing through a range of mesh counts without the need for a viscosity modifier
- No build-up formulations ensure the highest print efficiencies without down time for wiping screens
- Mix thousands of finished ink colors by choosing Pantone colors from our IMS 3.0 Ink Mixing Software or by custom mixing your own colors
- ES0266 NPT Barrier Base available for printing on 100% polyester
Printing Tips
- Printing on White Garments: Mix per formulation or by eye to achieve brilliant colors on 100% cotton whites.
- For extremely soft-hand prints, mix finished color up to 1:1 with ES0250 NPT Chino Base.
- Printing on dark garments or over an underlay: When printing on dark garments, mix per formulation or custom blend to achieve brilliant colors over an underlay.
- Use the NPT Low Bleed White on poly/cotton blends and the ES0266 NPT Barrier Base when printing on 100% polyester.
- Puff designs: Mix up to 30% of K2470 NuPuff Base to any formulated color to create a puff ink.
