Screen Printing Blog

In order to create great screen prints you have to understand the concept of off contact screen printing. When you are looking for crisp, clean prints you need to use off contact screen printing. We show you everything you need to know.  What is Off Contact Screen Printing? When you...

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Screen printing tri-blend t-shirts and garments are a great way to increase your profit margin if your printing for customers. But they can also be a quick way to lose money if the prints don't look right and the customer isn't happy since the blank cost for tri-blends is more than cottons tees. So take a couple steps to ensure successful prints on tri-blends and watch your temp, inks and mesh count. When printing Tri-blend garments steps to ensure a successful print are as follows;

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Tips for Screen Printing with Plastisol Ink. Use as high mesh count as you can! Plastisol will go through high mesh screens. Don't force the ink into the shirt fabric. Plastisol is meant to sit on top of the fabric- Forcing ink into the shirt fabric actually makes plastisol muted. Use enough force when printing to clear the ink through the mesh and leave the ink on top of the fabric.

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