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Mesh Prep & Degreaser
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Mesh Prep & Degreasers

Mesh Prep & Degreasers
Properly prepare the mesh in your screen printing system to receive emulsion or stencil film with our complete range of paste-based, liquid and concentrated liquid screen printing degreasers. Clean your fabric of any impurities from handling during storage and use our combination degreaser and wetting agents to improve stencil adhesion and coating uniformity – ultimately improving detail retention in your stencils. Products are available for both manual and automatic machine application and new or reclaimed screens.
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Direct Prep 1
Apply Direct Prep 1 to newly stretched screens in order to clean the mesh and create a uniform surface for more consistent coating, while roughening the mesh surface in order to enhance the grip of emulsion and films

Direct Prep 2
Use Direct Prep 2 on recycled mesh to clean the mesh and create a uniform surface for a more consistent coating

Direct Prep 3
All of the degreaser & wetting agent benefits of Direct Prep 2 in a 10:1 concentrated formula

Direct Prep 3 NF / LF
No / Low Foam concentrated degreaser & wetting agent formulated for use in automated screen cleaning equipment

Direct Prep 4
Direct Prep 4 is a powerful cleaning agent that can be used on new or recycled mesh, or even hard surfaces in the screen department
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Wide-Ranging Adhesives for Screen Printing
Glue fabric onto any type of screen printing frame – from wood to painted metal to aluminium – and achieve excellent fabric coverage with our complete series of Ultrafix SB Plus frame glues, including brushes and products for adhesive removal. Ensure high strength and resistance by preventing fabric from detaching from the frame, and take advantage of fast drying times to accelerate production and related cost reductions.
For flat textile & garment printing, fix your substrate in place with carefully formulated Ultrafix PT Pallet Adhesives.
World Class SAATI Emulsion
Find emulsions suiting all of your screen printing needs for graphics, electronics, textiles or glass. Get the image reproduction you require with fewer steps, enhance your print acuity and choose products formulated for computer-to-screen. Designed to meet a range of customer needs, our SAATIgraf, SAATItex and SAATIvit lines offer the stencil solution you can’t find anywhere else in the industry.
Increase Water Resistance or Create Permanent Waterproof Stencils
Create durable, permanent stencils for both repeat jobs and high-volume prints using SAATI’s Fixer line of screen hardeners. Upon treatment, compatible SAATI emulsions retain the original resolution and definition but gain the enhanced water and/or solvent resistance that will ensure a greater preparedness and productivity.
Best in Class Stencil Films for All Printers
Achieve exceptional definition and resolution quality – with outstanding solvent resistance and even an option for water resistance – with our range of diazo-based, dual-cure and pure photopolymer capillary films. Suitable for use with solvent-based, UV and co-solvent inks, with a range of high-density films for the textile industry, our DCF Supersharp capillary film is a first for the screen printing industry.
Targeted Chemical Formulations, and Convenient Screen Sealers
Complete the screen preparation phase quickly and easily using our range of blockouts and fillers. Designed to meet the needs of all screen printing sectors, our extensive series of blockouts boast either high chemical or water resistance and spread smoothly, thanks to their special rheological properties.
Super Effective Chemicals, with Renewable & Sustainable Options
The world-class range of SAATI reclaim chemicals ensures that your screens are always ready for their next task. Execute quick colour changes with our precision-formulated press washes. Simplify your chemical inventory with high-efficiency, universally effective ink removers. Strip stencils with ease using highly concentrated stencil removers that can also degrease the mesh, and where necessary, blast away ghost images with low-odour, fast-acting haze removers. No matter what needs to be done, SAATI has the targeted product to do it.
For Clean, Nourished Skin
Cut through inks, grease and other oily dirt with precision-formulated SAATI hand cleaners. Our cleaners balance rapid solvency, pleasant aromas, mild abrasives and a triple blend of moisturizing ingredients that protect and condition your skin.
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Direct Prep 1
Apply Direct Prep 1 to newly stretched screens in order to clean the mesh and create a uniform surface for more consistent coating, while roughening the mesh surface in order to enhance the grip of emulsion and films

Direct Prep 2
Use Direct Prep 2 on recycled mesh to clean the mesh and create a uniform surface for a more consistent coating

Direct Prep 3
All of the degreaser & wetting agent benefits of Direct Prep 2 in a 10:1 concentrated formula

Direct Prep 3 NF / LF
No / Low Foam concentrated degreaser & wetting agent formulated for use in automated screen cleaning equipment

Direct Prep 4
Direct Prep 4 is a powerful cleaning agent that can be used on new or recycled mesh, or even hard surfaces in the screen department
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SAATI Mesh Prep/Degreasing Guide








SAATI Mesh Prep/Degreasing Guide
Follow this slide show to optimize your results
when prepping screens for coating
Follow this slide show to optimize your results
when prepping screens for coating
Follow this slide show to optimize your results
when prepping screens for coating
Follow this slide show to optimize your results
when prepping screens for coating
Follow this slide show to optimize your results
when prepping screens for coating
Follow this slide show to optimize your results
when prepping screens for coating
Follow this slide show to optimize your results
when prepping screens for coating
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