摘要 |
<p>A method of printing onto a non elongatable substrate comprises, depositing a primer layer onto the substrate, the primer comprising a thermoplastic resin; at least partially drying and/or curing the primer; inkjet printing a hybrid cationic compatible curable solvent / radiation curable ink onto the primer layer; drying the ink layer; depositing a protective layer onto the ink layer, wherein the protective layer comprises a cationic curable diluent and a cationic photoinitiator; and curing the protective layer; wherein the primer layer thermoplastic resin is selected from: polyurethane polymethacrylate, polyvinyl, poly(cellulose acetate butyrate), polyester, epoxy resin, hydrocarbon resin, ketone or aldehyde resin, amino resin, and copolymers and blends thereof, and a solvent and/or monofunctional radiation-curable diluent, and, when a monofunctional radiation-curable diluents is present, a photoinitiator, The present invention also relates to a printed substrate obtainable by the method of the invention; the printed substrate is preferably an item of sportswear or sports equipment.</p> |