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Art Appreciation 
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Materials, Additives, and Cleaners for Non-Toxic Processes
| Item | Uses | Cleaner | General Studio Safety Print Safety |
| Ammonia | .. | .. |  Rubber gloves and eye protection are required. It is recommended that you use ammonia outside. |
| Caustic Soda (Lye) | Strong quick cleaner for removing ALL
ImagOn from plate.
1% caustic soda (10 g. lye: 1 liter of water. |
.. | Use eye and glove protection |
| Comet | Removes dried ink | .. | Do not use in combination with Fantastik or 409 |
| Etching Ink | Vegetable oil followed by degreasing with Magnesium Carbonate | ||
| Fantastik (409) | Removes dried ink | .. | Do not use in combination with Comet Cleanser or similar product. |
| Future Floor Wax Full strength |
Hard Ground Stop out- use 2 thin coats rather than one thick coat. One thick coat will usually crack when drying |
Remember that there is no need to remove
the Future from Hard Ground plates if minimal or no plate tone is
desired.
Within 24 hours: After 24 hours: |
When using ammonia, rubber gloves and eye protection are required. It is recommended that you use ammonia outside. |
| Future Floor
Wax 50/50 with water |
Coat etching plate to serve as a barrier for inks from contamination by metal. | 5 water : 1 ammonia | .... |
| Graphic Chemical Water Based Relief Ink | Graphic Chemical Crimson Red 1661 or Black #1659 is used as a soft ground |
Soap and water Wash with cold or cool water, warm will dry |
.. |
| Graphic Chemical Water Based Relief Ink | Graphic Chemical Crimson Red 1661 or Black #1659 can be used as a hard ground if it dries for a day or two. |
When dry, G.C. Relief Ink must be removed with Fantastik or 409 | .. |
| Hunt Speedball Screen Filler | Aquatint Stop-out |
Mr. Clean Ammonia Comet |
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| ImagOn | ... | 10% sodium carbonate and water solution for developing ImagOn | Washing Soda Dishwashing gloves worn as a preventive against dermatitis (dish pan hands) |
| Lye (Caustic Soda) | Strong quick cleaner for
removing ALL ImagOn from plate.
1% caustic soda (10 g. lye: 1 liter of water.. |
.. | Use eye and
glove protection... |
| Magnesium Carbonate | Degreaser after cleaning with vegetable
oil
Stiffens etching and litho inks |
Add in small increments as needed | .. |
| Mr. Clean | Removal of Speedball Screen Filler | .. | .. |
| Salt / Vinegar Solution | 3 T salt to 1 cup vinegar (copper oxidizes - in the ferric chloride and needs to be cleaned Removes copper oxidation after the ferric
etch Soy Sauce and water mixture can be used as a substitute. |
Follow up with a water rinse. | .. |
| Setswell Compound | Add 5-10% by volume to ink | • Reduces sheen in etching and relief
inks • Helps trap litho & etching inks when overprinting or in printing large flats |
.. |
| Soda Ash (Washing Soda, Sodium Carbonate) |
Developer of ImagON: 1 teaspoon soda ash: 1 liter of water Remover of ImagOn: |
.. | Rubber gloves RECOMMENDED for the development procedure. Repeated use of the developer solution can dry out the skin and cause a dermatitis reaction on the hands. Eye Protection |
| Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash, Washing Soda) See Soda Ash |
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| Soy Sauce | Mix with water for use as a de-oxidizer after etching copper in ferric chloride. | Rinse in water. | .. |
| Speedball Screen Filler | Aquatint Stop-out |
Mr. Clean Ammonia Comet |
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| Vegetable Oil | Cleanup of oil based inks. | Degrease with Magnesium Carbonate | .... |
| Washing Soda (Soda Ash, Sodium Carbonate) See Soda Ash |
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| Whiting (see Magnesium Carbonate) |
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