Jacquard Resistad Water-based Gutta offers all the advantages of both permanent and removable resists plus more, without any of the disadvantages with a non-toxic, water-based formula. The Medium Concentrate formula allows artists to tailor the viscosity of the resist to their needs. Additionally, because it is extra thick, it can be loaded with dye to produce coloured lines instead of white ones without jeopardizing performance. As a “hybrid” resist, it holds detail better than any other water-based system, yet it washes out of the fabric easily with warm water. 

It is excellent for screen printing, block printing, stamping, and sponging. Offering maximum control, Resistad is universally favoured as the resist of silk painters all over the world. Great for silk painters, screen printing, block printing, stamping, and sponging. Resistad prints as well as any printing paste while retaining fine detail and high precision. 

Concentrated for maximum control: Resistad is offered by Jacquard in a medium viscosity formulation that should be thinned with water or liquid dye to the desired consistency for the method of application. The recommended ratio for hand pipetting is 1:1 Resistad to water, but the ratio may be adjusted to taste. 

Resistad is easily coloured: Mix the resist with dye instead of water to create crisp coloured lines instead of white ones. Resistad makes for an excellent delivery system for Silk Colours and other dyes. This means artists can create an infinite palette of coloured guttas –clear, full strength, or pastel– all from a single concentrate, thus extending and liberating gutta creativity. 

Superior hydrophobicity: Resistad resists better than any other water-based resist. This means you can achieve better detail in your work and can be much freer with the way you apply liquid colour. If it is heat set, it becomes so resistant to water that you can even brush colour over it. 

Easy wash out: Resistad washes out of the silk quickly & easily and does not change the feel, drape or lustre of the fabric. Resistad resists as well or better than permanent solvent and water-based resists but does not change the hand of the fabric the way a permanent resist does. It is the best of both worlds. 

To make gutta: Mix Resistad in 1:1 ratio with water (or concentrated liquid dye), or to the desired consistency for your method of application. Allow to rest for at least one hour and then remix to ensure a smooth, lump-free and bubble less gutta paste. Apply the gutta to the silk using an applicator, silk screen, brush, stamp or stencil. For optimum resist performance, heat set with an iron (set on silk temp.), or any other convenient heat appliance (heat press, heat gun, etc.). Otherwise, allow to completely air dry. Colour in the gutta design using liquid dyes or paints. Once the colour is set remove the resist by first soaking in cool water and then rinsing with Synthrapol.