Can You Mix Your Ink and Retarder Brands?

[kmel]

I mixed Aerotex retarder with Matsui ink and it seemed to dry in the screen faster than the ink alone. Was it because I mixed brands? But then the retarder was a couple years old. And I didn't stir it well beforehand. Maybe it was just one of those things.

[Andymac]

turtles ain't mammals

[squeegeethree]

Aerotex doesn't mix well with WB inks formulated for graphic printing. If you had tried another combo but Aerotex it may have worked. I've never used Matsui though.