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Consult ink supplier.ĭirect To Garment printing (DTG) is excellent on our 100% cotton face yarn styles. Again these depend on individual dryers as well as the amount of inks used. Curing temperature around 320+ for plastisol and discharge, around 300 for water base. Mesh count will depend on design and can vary job to job, color to color. The underlay color is normally white which is dried under a flash cure unit while the garment is still on the pallet so the additional colors will register on the dry white surface keeping the ink colors bright and opaque.Īlways use tight screens. Always check on ink flash cure temperature recommendations with your ink supplier. Discharge inks are used without a flash underlay as they bleach the color out of the cotton while adding the ink print color.įlash underlays for plastisol and water base inks are generally used to make print colors opaque on dark colored garments. Plastisol, Waterbase, and Discharge inks work well depending on design and color of garment. (consult ink supplier and test).ġ00% COTTON (FACE YARN or ENTIRE GARMENT): Solid colors of the following styles have 100% cotton face yarn: Flash at low temperatures to keep from burning and/or shrinking fabric. Nylon fabrics should usually be cured at temperatures under 320. VERY IMPORTANT to cure your ink at the right temperature without burning or shrinking nylon. Sometimes a jacket clamp is recommended when doing multi-color prints.Ĭuring time and temperature will vary by ink types used on nylon fabrics. Nylon fabric also tends to move more than tees on the printing pallet. Ink tends to sit on top of the surface of this fabric as opposed to pressing into cotton type fabrics.Ī harder squeegee can help lay down less ink and help keep cleaner design edges. Use tight screens with 200+ mesh count to lay down a little less ink than would be used on tees (tees normally use a more open mesh like a 110).
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Keep in mind a catalyst will shorten the shelf life of the ink leaving left over ink unusable as it will harden. Use a nylon or plastisol ink with a catalyst (hardener). *ALWAYS consult your ink supplier for the right ink, cure temperatures, and curing time. Washing the printed sample garment(s) after 24+ hours (so hardener has set) is recommended to make sure you have proper curing and ink adhesion. The catalyst helps create better adhesion to the fabric. The Poly Blocker acts like a sponge, once it is filled it can’t absorb anymore, this is why dye migration on an Overheated/Misprinted garment can appear later once the blocker has absorbed all it can and the garment is still gassing. The poly blocker protects against dye migration by absorbing gasses if the garment is over heated, and is a good safety precaution, also a good opaque base to cover camo. Avoid getting the garment above 290 degrees or near 300 Degrees. The print inks used are important, as well as the temperatures reached. This is not unique to our poly windbreaker this is normal for all polyester garments. The reasons these inks are recommended on Polyester is because at 300 Degrees Polyester Dyes gas off and migrate into the ink altering the color. Don’t stack too many together, that retains heat for too long. International Coatings 741 Polywhite - 156 mesh.
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