QCM PERM 170 Poly White - 1 Gallon
High-opacity, low-bleed white plastisol ink formulated for printing on polyester and polyester-blend garments, helping control dye migration while producing a bright, durable white print.
Characteristics
QCM PERM-170 Perma-White Poly White is a specialty white plastisol screen printing ink formulated to combat the dye-bleeding problems commonly encountered when printing on polyester fabrics. QCM developed Perma-White specifically for applications where garment dyes can migrate into conventional white plastisol inks and cause discoloration.
PERM-170 provides the opacity needed to create a strong white appearance over colored polyester garments while its bleed-resistant formulation helps reduce unwanted dye migration. This makes it particularly useful for athletic apparel, performance garments, uniforms, polyester jerseys, and polyester-blend fabrics.
The ink can be used as a stand-alone white or as an underbase beneath additional plastisol colors when printing on migration-prone fabrics. Its opaque white appearance helps establish a clean foundation for subsequent colors while improving the overall brightness of the finished print.
QCM PERM-170 is available in both 1-gallon and 5-gallon sizes, providing options for production shops ranging from occasional polyester printing to higher-volume athletic and performance apparel production.
- Specialty white plastisol ink for polyester printing
- Formulated specifically to combat dye bleeding and migration
- High-opacity white appearance
- Designed for challenging dyed polyester garments
- Suitable for polyester and many polyester-blend fabrics
- Can be used as a stand-alone white or underbase
- Helps maintain cleaner whites over colored garments
- Provides a bright foundation beneath additional plastisol colors
- Well suited for athletic and performance apparel
- Ideal for jerseys, uniforms, and sportswear
- Professional production screen printing formulation
- Available in 1-gallon and 5-gallon sizes
- Stir PERM-170 thoroughly before production to ensure consistent viscosity and print performance.
- Test the ink on the actual polyester garment before beginning a production run.
- Dye stability can vary significantly between garment manufacturers, garment colors, and individual dye lots.
- Use an appropriate screen mesh and stencil thickness for the desired ink deposit and opacity.
- Adjust squeegee pressure and off-contact to provide a clean, controlled ink deposit.
- When additional opacity is required, a print-flash-print technique may be used.
- Use PERM-170 as a stand-alone white or as an underbase beneath compatible plastisol colors.
- Carefully control flash temperatures and dwell times when printing on migration-prone polyester.
- Avoid unnecessary heat exposure because excessive garment temperatures can increase the potential for dye migration.
- Ensure the complete ink film reaches the ink manufacturer's required cure conditions.
- Test finished prints for cure, adhesion, opacity, wash durability, and dye migration before full production.
- Polyester jerseys
- Team uniforms
- Athletic apparel
- Performance apparel
- Sportswear
- Polyester-blend garments
- Dark polyester garments
- Bleed-prone and migration-prone fabrics
- High-opacity white printing
- White underbases beneath plastisol colors
- Professional production screen printing
Polyester dye migration can vary significantly between garments, manufacturers, colors, and dye lots. Always test QCM PERM-170 on the actual production garment before beginning a full print run.
Excessive heat can increase dye migration in polyester fabrics. Carefully control flash and curing conditions while ensuring that the complete ink film reaches the manufacturer's required cure conditions.
Printing parameters including mesh count, stencil thickness, ink deposit, squeegee pressure, off-contact, flash conditions, and curing conditions can affect opacity and bleed resistance. Adjust the printing setup according to the garment and desired finished result.
Always verify cure, adhesion, opacity, wash durability, and resistance to dye migration under actual production conditions before proceeding with a full run.
