Why Use Monarch's Plastisol Screen Printing Inks?

Monarch Color manufactures the newest, most innovative, plastisol screen printing inks on the market today. We specialize in low-temp plastisol inks to meet today's printing challenges. From bleeding sports apparel, to exotic fabrics that can't take standard cure temperatures, we have you covered. Our Yeti White inks are the brightest, whitest, and highest opacity white inks on the market. Our universal Low Temp Apocalypse LB color system, which allows you to print on most fabric types, are the highest opacity colors, on the market. It gives you the option of printing without an under-base, for optimum production speeds.

After the success of our Low Temp Apocalypse Ink's, Monarch decided to bring that same amazing technology to standard cure temp inks. That let to the rise of that Stark White as one of the most popular whites in the industry today. Couple that with the VIVID line of colors, and you have an ink system unrivaled in today's market

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APOCALYPSE LOW TEMP PLASTISOL INK

Monarch’s non-phthalate and lead-free plastisol screen printing ink is a textile ink for screen-printing cotton, cotton/poly blends, tri-blends, polyester, and nylon. Since one ink rarely provides the best performance for all fabrics, Monarch has crafted numerous specially formulated inks that will keep you one step ahead of the rest of the screen-printing industry. Our Non-Phthalate, lead free plastisols are no-odor inks and meet environmental requirements for printing onto textiles.

All series pass all requirements of CPSC, HR-4040, CA PROP65, & CPSIA.

What makes Monarch Plastisol Screen Printing Ink Different?

When Monarch entered the Garment printing market, our goal was to create the newest, most innovative plastisol screen printing inks that surpassed the current ink standards for; color, opacity, work-ability, performance, and bleed resistance. While leaving a matte finish, soft hand, and excellent drape that all customers want.

Meet the Monarch ink line-up and see what ink is best for you.

ULT II Ink

ULT stands for "Ultra low temperature". This ink will cure as low as 270°F for the best energy savings, dye blocking, and shrink prevention. ULTII has a very soft hand, stretchable, bleed resistant, and works well on virtually all fabrics. If you are looking for a low temp ink for athletic apparel, that is light weight, highly bleed resistant, and doesn't feel like you are printing a thick, heavy patch of ink or armor on your shirt, then look no further.

Ink Characteristics:

* Excellent Opacity
* Whitest White on the market

* Fast Flash
* High Bleed Resistance
* No Ghosting

* Ultra Soft Hand

* Light Weight with good drape

* Print on most fabrics: Polyester, Tri-blends, Polyester Blends, Cotton, Nylon, Stretch Fabric, Lycra/spandex blends, and Polypropylene.

* When used in conjunction with our low-temp adhesive, can also be used for hot peal transfers

CPSIA CERTIFICATION

Yeti White LB

Our Yeti White LB is a light weight, high opacity, white ink for printing onto Polyester Blends, Cotton Blends, and 100% Cotton. This ink will cure as low as 290°F for printing onto today's modern fabric types. It has a soft hand, matte finish, and good bleed resistance.

Ink Characteristics:

* High Opacity
* Whitest White on the market
* Good Bleed Resistance
* Fast Flash
* Ultra Soft Hand
* Light Weight with good drape

CPSIA CERTIFICATION

Yeti White Cotton

Our Cotton ink was formulated to have the softest hand and to dive down into the cotton fabric to simulate water base printing. It is light weight and has a super soft hand. If you are tired of printing with water based ink and would like an alternative, look no further, as this is the ink for you. This ink will cure as low as 300°F to ensure no scorching or burning of your cotton garment. The low temperature cure is one of the main reasons why this cotton ink is so soft and has a hand similar to the feel of water based inks.

Ink Characteristics:

* High Opacity
* Whitest White on the market
* Low Viscosity
* Ultra Soft Hand
* Light Weight with good drape

CPSIA CERTIFICATION

APOCALYPSE LOW TEMP COLORS

Our Apocalypse Colors, are high opacity colors that are not limited to one ink type. Our stock colors come in ULT, LB, and Cotton.

All of our Low Temp plastisol ink types come in the following:

38 standard colors
12 blending colors
10 fluorescent colors
4 Process colors
4 specialty colors (more available upon request)
Custom colors available upon request

Apocalypse LB Colors

Our Apocalypse LB Colors are a universal color system that will print on virtually any fabric. These highly opaque inks are so opaque, that they don't require and under base to print, even on dark garments. These inks are a first of their kind. They are not only highly opaque, but are still creamy, have a matte finish, and good drape. Not like the old days where High Opacity inks were stiff and thick. This ink will cure as low as 280°F for printing onto today's modern fabric types and are superb when printing onto polyester.

Ink Characteristics:

* High Opacity
* Good Bleed Resistance
* Fast Flash
* Easy to Print
* Ultra Soft Hand
* Light Weight with good drape
* Universal - print on virtually any fabric

ULT Shield Grey

Our ULT Shield Grey was formulated to work with our ULT II and the rest of our Apocalypse low temp ink line. It is a short bodied ink with a soft hand and cures at 270°F. Although designed specifically for dye sublimated fabrics, it will work well on all high dye release fabrics without the fibrillation you get from other barrier inks. If you are looking to shield yourself from discoloration when screen printing on dye sublimated fabrics, ULT Shield Grey's got your back.

Ink Characteristics:

* Ultra Bleed Blocking Power
* Formulated for use on high dye release fabrics
* Low Viscosity
* Short Bodied
* Ultra Low Cure Temp

STANDARD CURE TEMP PLASTISOL INK

Monarch did it again with this line of ink. We took what we learned with the Apocalypse High Opacity inks and applied it to standard cure temp inks. This series of inks give you massively opaque white and colors, at a value price point. These inks are creamy, soft, and very easy to print with, with no white underbase needed for colors.

These inks are non-phthalate and lead-free plastisol screen printing inks for screen-printing cotton, cotton/poly blends, and tri-blends. Our inks are no-odor inks and meet environmental requirements for printing onto textiles.

All series pass all requirements of CPSC, HR-4040, CA PROP65, & CPSIA.

What makes Monarch Plastisol Screen Printing Ink Different?

When Monarch entered the Garmet printing market, our goal was to create the newest, most innovative plastisol screen printing inks that surpassed the current ink standards for; color, opacity, workability, performance, and bleed resistance. While leaving a matte finish, soft hand, and excellent drape that all customers want.

Meet the Monarch ink line-up and see what ink is best for you.

Our Stark White or Black comes in both Low Bleed and Cotton. They are light weight, high opacity, inks for printing onto Polyester Blends, Cotton Blends, and 100% Cotton. The Stark White is designed to have less fibrillation compared to other whites on the market. These inks will cure at 320°F and have a soft hand, satin finish, and good bleed resistance.

Ink Characteristics:

* High Opacity
* Very White White and Very dense Black
* Good Bleed Resistance
* Fast Flash
* Ultra Soft Hand
* Light Weight with good drape

STARK WHITE LB CPSIA CERTIFICATION

STARK WHITE COTTON CPSIA CERTIFICATION

VIVID SERIES COLORS

Our Vivid Colors, are high opacity colors. Our Vivid colors retain their vertical stack minimizing dot gain. This helps to provide the cleanest image possible when printing simulated color process jobs. This also applies to our process colors when printing process color jobs. Our stock colors come in LB and Cotton.

VIVID plastisol ink comes in the following:

38 standard colors
12 blending colors
10 fluorescent colors
4 Process colors
4 specialty colors (more available upon request)
Custom colors available upon request

MP8-0022 Yeti ULT White

MP8-0135 Yeti ULT II White

MP7-0142 ULT Shield Grey

MP8-0104 Yeti LB White

MP8-0101 Yeti Cotton White

MP7-0104 Bigfoot Black LB

MP7-0105 Bigfoot Black Cotton

Apocalypse LB Colors

Apocalypse ULT Colors

Apocalypse Cotton Colors

MP8-0120 Stark LB White

MP7-0125 Stark LB Black

MP8-0190 Stark Cotton White

MP7-0130 Stark Cotton Black

VIVID LB Colors

VIVID Cotton Colors

Dye Test Kit Instructions

MP8-0135 YETI ULT II WHITE

MP7-0108 BIGFOOT BLACK ULT

MP8-0104 YETI LB WHITE

MP8-0108 APOCALYPSE LB CURABLE REDUCER

APOCALYPSE LB COLORS

MP8-0120 STARK LB WHITE

MP8-0119 STARK COTTON WHITE

MP7-0130 STARK BLACK COTTON

MP7-0147 STARK MATTE BLACK COTTON

VIVID COLORS

S-301 ULT II REDUCER

Monarch’s Blending Systems

Our PMS Blending systems are state of the art, high opacity, finished ink color mixing systems which are available in:

Apocalypse Series of inks
VIVID Series of inks

Our blending systems enable you to accurately create most PMS colors, no matter which of our inks you are using.

If interested in using our blending system. Please register HERE to begin using our Formulator.

I love Monarch’s Apocalypse Low Temp inks. When I first tested it I thought I had made a mistake with the color but now I am pleasantly surprised with how amazing this product is. The print ability, coverage and opacity is super on the manual or automatic press. I love the opacity on both the light navy and bold red inks. The opacity and coverage is gives me on dark garments is amazing. This ink leaves the competitors in the dust, really!

PureHockey - Holliston, MA

Dave Lathrop

I was using Triangle Ink. I don't like it as much as the Monarch Vivid Inks.

Monarch is way better!

The Ablyss Printhouse Design & Print - Santa Cruz, CA

Andrew Fehlman

"Switching to Monarch has been the best decision we've ever made. You guys are awesome."

Hellbabes

Jacob Harmond - Product Development Manager

Monarch Inks are exactly what plastisol inks are supposed to be.

Upstate Merch - Whitney Point, NY

Dylan Gilligan - Owner of UpState Merch and Shirt Show Podast Personality

Plastisol Screen Printing Inks

Monarch’s advanced plastisol screen printing inks are made to keep you ahead of the competition

Why Use Monarch's Plastisol Screen Printing Inks?

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APOCALYPSE LOW TEMP PLASTISOL INK

What makes Monarch Plastisol Screen Printing Ink Different?

ULT II Ink

Ink Characteristics:

CPSIA CERTIFICATION

Yeti White LB

CPSIA CERTIFICATION

Yeti White Cotton

Ink Characteristics:

CPSIA CERTIFICATION

APOCALYPSE LOW TEMP COLORS

Apocalypse LB Colors

Ink Characteristics:

ULT Shield Grey

Ink Characteristics:

STANDARD CURE TEMP PLASTISOL INK

Meet the Monarch ink line-up and see what ink is best for you.

STARK WHITE LB CPSIA CERTIFICATION

STARK WHITE COTTON CPSIA CERTIFICATION

VIVID SERIES COLORS

Ink Selection Guide

2021 BSN Color Chart

What customers are saying about our ink.

PureHockey - Holliston, MA

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Hellbabes

Upstate Merch - Whitney Point, NY

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