Z Kyd is a #1 Body, 100% solids, linseed isophtalic long oil alkyd vehicle. This oil-modified polyester is an excellent building block vehicle with many applications.

Use 2 to 10% Z-KYD to help reduce tack or viscosity of overly heavy or overgelled inks. Use 5 to 25% Z-KYD LSO to wet out "dry" inks or dispersions in order to rescue their transfer, gloss, and density

Due caution must be used when using more than 10% of any alkyd in an ink because there is the possibility of to much water pickup in litho ink formulations. We recommend trying 1% of LithoTrol ink/water balance control additive to remedy the problem.

Some of Z Kyd's uses are:

Improve transfer of inks

Improve wetting and flow of overly gelled inks.

'Wet out' hard-to-disperse pigments.

Increase solids content of inks.

Increase film toughness and flexibility of inks and coatings.

Increase vegetable oil content of inks.

Z-kyd is also drier-reactive, making it an excellent film former.

Additional Properties

Viscosity: Gardner #1  

Viscosity (Cone & Plate): 12 Poises @ 40 C

COLOR:  6.5 (Gardener Scale)   

ACID NO: 10.4

IODINE VALUE: 140    (WIJS Method)

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