PERMANENT BLOCKOUT ACQUA
PRODUCT:
Water resistant blockout.
USES:
To block out open stencil areas.
To touch up stencil pinholes and defects.
PROPERTIES:
- Resistant to water based, sublimation and reactive water based inks.
- The product does not require any heat treatment.
- High mechanical and abrasion resistance. Ideal for long print runs.
- Before drying, the product is water soluble, for easy cleaning. After dried, it becomes insoluble and resistant to water without the need of light exposure.
- Water based.
INSTRUCTIONS:
The product can be coated with an Agabe emulsion coater (Fig. 1) or with a plastic spatula when the stencil is held in the horizontal position (Fig. 2).
Dry with hot or cold air (Fig. 3).
After drying, a second coat can be applied if needed.
Use a brush for touching up the stencil.
To further increase the water resistance, the screen can be treated with Catalyst HB74 or Hardeners HB72 or HB76 (Fig. 4).
The HB20 Acqua water resistant block out can be removed using the regular emulsion removers (decoaters). It is recommended to use HB50 Emulsion Remover and, if necessary, HB52 Ink Remover.
Reclaiming will be more difficult if the stencils are treated with HB72, HB74 or HB76.
ATTENTION:
Read the MSDS before using the products.
HB20 Acqua:
Risk Phrases - Not Applicable.
Safety Phrases - Not applicable.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This information is based on the best of our current knowledge. This product is solely intended for industrial use. No warranties are made or implied. Agabe will not be held liable for claims related to any party’s use or reliance on information or recommendations contained herein.