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Relief Printing (Blockprint) Ink, van Son "Rubber Base Plus" (also for Lithography), oil based

The Van Son Rubber Base Plus ink has always been the most used ink on "small offset". It is an economical ink because it can be used on the press for days, without wash-ups. It is not necessary anymore to clean the press every day. The ink will not dry in the pot. Traditional oil based inks will normally dry out on the press within a few hours. The drying of these rubber bae inks also depends upon the paper. Rubber base inks dry through "absorption". If a paper does not absorb ink very well (full-sized paper (internally+surface sized) or coated paper, this ink will never dry well. It is therefore advisable to use waterleaf paper (no sizing) or half sized paper (also known as engine sized, internally sized).
Traditional oil based inks dry by absorption and by oxidation or evaporation, and these inks can be used on coated paper.
For offset printers: A press-ready small offset press printing ink known for its easy working properties. Sets and dries very fast on uncoated papers making it the ideal ink for quick back-ups, cutting or folding. Economical because it produces more copies, stays open on the press and does not skin in the can. Rubber Base Plus runs extremely well on small to mid-sized presses with both integrated and conventional dampening systems. It is compatible with all plate systems especially metal and electrostatic. It is not intended for use on coated or hard surfaced stocks without the addition of driers. In addition to its ease of use, Rubber Base Plus is also excellent for thermography, forms, envelopes and letter-press applications where it performs perfectly. An ink for "small-offset" must be easy to work with. Besides use in commercial printing shops, this ink is also very much appreciated by printmakers, both for block print and lithography.

ATTENTION!!

Van Son stopped production of the Rubberbase inks at the beginning of 2021. These inks were, and are, very popular in letterpress printing techniques such as letterpress, woodcut, linocut, wood engraving and typography.

However, Van Son raw materials are still available to make hundreds of cans of Rubberbase printing ink. Unfortunately not in all colors such as black and white. Wifac has been the supplier of Van Son inks in recent years.

Wifac will again supply Van Son inks, exclusively for Polymetaal, until the raw materials are exhausted.Some colors are no longer available in Rubberbase. These colors are then supplied from the Epple brand. These are also Pantone colors.
No dryers have been added, so these inks behave much like Son Rubberbase inks. However, Epple is not Rubberbase ink.

Epple printing ink, yellow (alternativ for van Son) Pantone, No Drier 6100 Yellow, can 1,0 kg

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A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible

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Epple printing ink, yellow (alternativ for van Son) Pantone, No Drier 6100 Yellow, can 1,0 kg

Van Son Rubber Base printing ink, Pantone Warm Red, VS2304, can 1 kg, until end of stock, then alternative Epple

Van Son Rubber Base printing ink, Pantone Reflex Blue, VS2314, 1 kg can, until stock ends, then alternative Epple

Epple printing ink black (alternativ for van Son) Pantone, 6500 Black, no drier, can 1,0 kg

Epple printing ink opaque white (alternatif for van Son) Pantone, 68612 Opaque White, no drier, can 1,5 kg

Epple printing inkt transparent white (alternativ voor van Son) Pantone, 6108 Transparent White, no drier, can 1 kg

Epple printing ink rubine red (alternatif for van Son) Pantone, 6102, no drier, can 1 kg

Van Son Rubber Base printing ink red, Pantone, Red 032, VS2312, can 1 kg, until end of stock, then alternative Epple

Van Son Rubber Base printing ink, Pantone, Violet, VS2300, 1 kg can, until stock ends, then alternative Epple

Van Son Rubber Base printing ink, Pantone, Rhodamine red, VS2309, can 1 kg, until stock ends, then alternative Epple

Van Son Rubber Base printing ink, Pantone, Purple, VS2311, 1 kg can, until stock ends, then alternative Epple

Epple printing ink green (alternativ for van Son) Pantone, 6107 Green, no drier, can 1 kg

Van Son Rubber Base printing ink, Pantone, Orange 021, VS2319, can 1 kg, until stock ends, then alternative Epple

Epple printing ink yellow 012 (alternative to Van Son) Pantone, 6109, Yellow 012, no drier, can 1 kg

Van Son Rubber Base printing ink blue, Pantone, Blue 072, VS2322, can 1 kg, until stock ends, then alternative Epple