Advance Adhesive-TEX (Table Glue)

An aqueous emulsion table adhesive for textile screen printing, formulated to hold its tack on the table surface through repeated printing cycles. A milky white, nonionic emulsion with a pH of 7.5 to 8.0. Also supplied as Advance Adhesive TEX-10.

Holding fabric in position on a textile or silkscreen printing table. Used on textile fabrics, silicone-treated fabrics, Lycra, Odell and mercerised cotton, on elliptical machines and on hand-printed tables, and for cut-sheet printing where the fabric must stay registered through the print.

Long-lasting tack on the table surface, so the adhesive is not reapplied every cycle. Strong fastness to the table with no transfer onto the printed fabric — which is the failure that makes a cheaper table glue expensive. Free from PVC and phthalates, heavy metal free, APEO free, and with no formaldehyde content.

Wash the printing table clean. Brush Advance Adhesive-TEX onto the table. Allow it to dry completely, then apply a second coat if required. Screen print only once the adhesive is completely dry — printing onto adhesive that is still wet is the commonest cause of transfer onto the fabric and of poor fastness.

It is a table adhesive, not a bonding adhesive: it holds fabric in position during printing and is not intended to bond materials together permanently. For bonding fabric to fabric or to other materials in a heat process, the AD-TX textile adhesive powders are the correct products. Performance depends on the table being genuinely clean before application and on each coat drying completely.

Sealed in its container between 6 °C and 36 °C, out of direct sunlight. Shelf life is one year, and the container should be used up once opened.

Advance Adhesive-TEX holds ZDHC MRSL v3.1 Level 1 conformance certification valid to 23 December 2027. A certificate copy is issued on request by email.