Mara® Gloss GO
Mara® Gloss GO is intended for use with PVC self-adhesive films, soft and rigid PVC, polycarbonate, PETG, PETA, and acrylics. Glossy, opaque, fast drying, vacuumformable, and flexible.
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Mara
- Features
Excellent Opacity, Excellent Printability, Fast Drying, Flexible, High Gloss, Outdoor Durability
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
Acrylic, Paper, Plastics, Polycarbonate (PC), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Wood
- Range
Gloss and flexibility of GO 170 Opaque White is reduced due to the higher pigmentation. Due to their high transparency, fluorescent shades must only be printed onto white surfaces. If necessary, a white layer must be printed prior to applying the fluorescent shade. Fluorescent shades are very unstable if exposed to the sunlight and are, therefore, not suitable for outdoor use. A short-term outdoor resistance can be achieved either if two fluorescent shades are printed on top of each other or by over-varnishing, or mixing 5% of a basic shade into the fluorescent shade. All shades are intermixable. Mixing with other ink types or auxiliaries must be avoided in order to maintain the special characteristics of this ink. All basic shades are included in our MarabuColorFormulator (MCF). They build the basis for the calculation of individual color matching formulas, as well as for shades of the common color reference systems HKS®, PANTONE®, and RAL®. All formulas are stored in the Marabu-Color Manager software.
- Markets
- Industrial
- Printing & Packaging
- Shelf LIfe
Shelf life depends very much on the formula/ reactivity of the ink system as well as the storage temperature. The shelf life for an unopened ink container if stored in a dark room at a temperature of 15 - 25 °C is: • 2 years for fluorescent shades 320 - 364 • 3.5 years for all other standard products Under different conditions, particularly higher storage temperatures, the shelf life is reduced. In such cases, the warranty given by Marabu expires.
- Product Type
- 1K (1 component) Ink
- Screen Printing Ink
- Solventborne Ink
- Technology
- Ready-to-Use Products
- Characteristic
Ink Adjustment The ink should be stirred homogeneously before printing and if necessary during production. Drying Physically fast drying, ready for overprinting after 20-30 min at 20°C, stackable after 40 sec at 50°C in a tunnel dryer. The times mentioned vary according to the print substrate, ink film thickness, drying conditions and auxiliaries used. Generally an extended drying time is necessary when overprinting the ink. Fade resistance Pigments of excellent fade resistance are used for all Mara® Gloss GO shades. Shades mixed by adding Printing Varnish GO 910, or other color shades - especially white - mostly have a reduced fade and weather resistance. The fade resistance of the ink also decreases if the density of the printed ink film is reduced. Mara® Gloss GO 170 Opaque White is not suited for outdoor use due to its high pigmentation. The pigments used are resistant to plasticizers and solvents. Stress resistance After proper and thorough drying, the ink film exhibits an outstanding adhesion as well as rub and scratch resistance. It is highly flexible and suitable for molding (in the case of white, we recommend preliminary trials). In the case of a higher demand for rub and abrasion resistance, especially for double-side printing when stacked, we recommend to over-varnish with Printing Varnish GO 910. As the ink film of Mara® Gloss GO has a thermoplastic characteristic, block resistance of heated print sheets when stacked is limited.
