{"product_id":"color-prime-uv-dtf-ink-varnish","title":"Color Prime UV DTF Ink \u0026 Varnish — For Aries UV DTF Printers","description":"\u003ch2\u003eInk That Cures Under Light, Not Heat.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor Prime UV DTF ink\u003c\/strong\u003e is formulated for the Aries 213 and Aries 124 UV DTF printers. It cures under UV light rather than bonding thermally, which is what lets a UV DTF transfer stick to glass, metal, wood, acrylic and curved surfaces with no heat press anywhere in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone of your garment DTF ink carries over. This is a separate consumable line for a separate machine and a separate product category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Full Set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInk\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRole\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProcess colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpacity base — you use more of this than anything else\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarnish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProtective layer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight Cyan, Light Magenta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e500ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGradient smoothing, reduced graininess\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight Black, Light Light Black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e500ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNeutral tonal control in greys and shadows\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDon't Skip the Varnish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarnish isn't optional and it isn't a finishing luxury. On UV DTF it forms the layer that carries adhesion and protects the print from abrasion in use — a tumbler goes in a dishwasher, a phone case lives in a pocket, a label gets handled. Skipping or under-applying varnish is the most common cause of UV DTF transfers that look great on day one and scuff off by week three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Four Light Inks\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight Cyan, Light Magenta, Light Black and Light Light Black exist to solve graininess. UV DTF transfers are often viewed close up and on reflective substrates, where the dot structure that's invisible on a T-shirt becomes obvious on brushed steel or glass. Light inks let the RIP build smooth tones with more, smaller dots instead of fewer, heavier ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe catch: \u003cstrong\u003elight inks only work if the profile knows when to substitute them.\u003c\/strong\u003e Built badly, they add cost and do nothing. This is the single biggest difference between UV DTF output that looks professional and output that looks like a home printer — and it's entirely a colour-management problem, not an ink-quality one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eColour on Hard Surfaces Is Its Own Discipline\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same file will not look the same on brushed aluminium, frosted glass, matte acrylic and white ceramic. Substrate colour shows through, substrate texture changes perceived saturation, and reflectivity changes everything. Garment profiling knowledge does not transfer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe build ICC profiles and neoStampa configurations for the Aries platform with substrate-specific handling, so you can quote a job from a proof rather than test-printing your way to an answer on every new material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWarranty Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNon-DTF Station ink voids Aries printer warranty coverage. Color Prime is the approved inkset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eImportant Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor Aries 213 and Aries 124 UV DTF printers only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not compatible with garment DTF machines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYou will use white fastest\u003c\/strong\u003e — stock accordingly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBulk pricing available\u003c\/strong\u003e at higher quantities. 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