Direct-to-Film Pigment Ink — 220 ml and 500 ml
S-PG2 is Roland's direct-to-film pigment ink for garment decoration, supplied in 220 ml and 500 ml cartridges. Five channels — CMYK plus white — cover both the colour layer and the white underbase that DTF transfers depend on. The 500 ml cartridge is the same ink at a materially lower cost per millilitre, which is the size to specify wherever the machine accepts it.
At $99.99 CAD for 500 ml against $69.99 for 220 ml, the larger cartridge costs about 20 cents per millilitre versus 32 — roughly a third less for the same ink.
DTF depends on a dense white layer under the colour so prints hold up on dark garments. S-PG2 white is formulated for that job rather than adapted to it.
Pigment DTF transfers stay bright and flexible through repeated domestic washing, which is what separates a saleable garment from a sample.
The same ink family runs the BN-20D, BY-20, BY2-20 and TY-300i, so a shop with more than one machine keeps a single consumable on the shelf.
Direct-to-film transfers for garment and soft-goods decoration.
S-PG2 runs across the Roland DTF line. Size depends on the machine.
The 500 ml wherever your machine takes it — it is about a third cheaper per millilitre. The BY2-20 accepts either size; the TY-300i takes 500 ml, and the BN-20D and BY-20 take 220 ml.
No. S-PG2 supersedes S-PG and comes in both 220 ml and 500 ml. They are separate products and should not be mixed in a machine.
For anything other than white or very light garments, yes. The white underbase is what makes the colour layer read on a dark fabric.