Ink Review: Excalibur Sabre White Plastisol

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Ink Review: Excalibur Sabre White Plastisol

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I recently had a job for black 50/50 hoodies with white ink. I have previously been using Excalibur Arctic White for all of my white ink needs but have not been happy with the results on 50/50 hoodies, I am a perfectionist, not that the prints were bad just not what I wanted. So my ink rep gave me a quart of Excalibur Sabre White to try and boy am I so glad he did!

The Sabre White is slightly thinner than the Arctic though not even close to runny, very creamy but easy to print from beginning to end of the run. With the Arctic I usually have to do a Print/Flash/Print with sometimes a third print to get the ink coverage I am looking for. Some of it may be due to my mesh or even the stencil thickness, using the RhinoTech drystencil I have no control over that portion. Mesh wise I use primarily 155 so for jobs with less detail I could go with 110 but I have had similar results with the Arctic and 110 mesh, an extra step or two to get the print I wanted.

The first print/pass with the Sabre White (flood the screen and gently push some through before the first stroke) would be fine for giveaway tees or something where the super high quality print is not needed. however when I see shirts like that it makes me cringe because I know that it is due to the extra time for another pass was not taken. I am all about making sure the product I put out there is top notch, I don't want anyone thinking I was lazy. ;)

Here are pictures of the first pass/print then a flash and second pass/print with the Sabre White. With the Arctic the first picture would have a lot more of the fibers and dye migration seeping through, not a huge amount but there is definitely a difference between these two inks. There is still some fibers that show in the second pass picture however, the final print products looked great, nice and bright white. I might not have completely done my flash on the sample for pictures but you get the idea.

First pass/print with Excalibur Sabre White plastisol ink:
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Second pass/print after a quick flash with Excalibur Sabre White plastisol ink:
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So feel free to ask any questions and I will answer what I can and if necessary pass them along to my rep and get back to you with what he says. Thanks and print on! :)
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Re: Ink Review: Excalibur Sabre White Plastisol

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Looks like a good ink. Excalibur makes some good products.

Some garments are have a more brushed finish with lots of fibers like some fleece and tees and a hit/flash/hit does a great job with those fabrics that have a softer finish.

But it does look like a decent ink you could do a putty print as I call it without a flash. See if you like the print quality in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvwHtH5F0Yk

That was a special ink I was testing but you can do this with any decent white plastisol ink. Have you seen this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4l-g65ph5E

However, in the end it's up to you in what you're happy and comfortable with giving your customer. I used to do a lot of flashing but as you get busier it can be an issue.
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