silkscreen paint
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- jobhall
what kind of paint do you need to make your own tees? does any old fabric paint work or do you need a certain type?
thanks y'all
- shant0
Any old paint will work, but will fade quicker than a more professional rubberized silk screen ink.
- Ctrl_Z0
off topic but anyone use stencils and spray paint on tees?
I would like to pimp one out, but not sure if it's a good idea.
does the spray run off on the wash?
- jobhall0
i've used spray paint and it stays on for a good amount of time. doesn't come off to much in the wash either
- Ctrl_Z0
nice, thanks jobhall.
- clone0
be creful what type of paint you use i used wjite o black and most all the paint came off in the wash mms got mad it was a week cured tto, the starching in the shirt may have been the problem
- ry0
make sure you wash the shirt at least once before painting.
- Vulva0
dude get the reflective ink it's awesome. i have never seen any these internet clothing store with it either
huge market
- d_t_p0
you can buy special fabric spray paint... if you want to do that stencil stuff
- mrdobolina0
Use plastisol and a UV dryer. All the rest is going to come off looking like some punk rock kid's clothes.
- mrdobolina0
unless that is the look you want, I guess.
- breeding0
job ive had pretty good success with buying fabric silkscreen dye at a craft store and then painting that onto a stencil, cure those bad boys in the oven for a bit, i havent had any problems with fading yet.
- snowtrooper0
there is a bit of a waterbased vs oilbased issue though. dont fuck with plastisol and the like if you are spitting out home tees (just try and clean those fucken screens with water). another prob is that water based stuff isnt as hardy or give you that long lasting professional feel as lush oil based gear.
i havent got links to any ink sites, but maybe someone out there does...
post away
- monNom0
plastisol is the industry standard i think... but it's true, you can't really clean up at home. (don't even think about pouring solvent down the drain!)
your best bet is a durable (and opaque!)waterbased product. i'm sure there;s one around if you look hard enough...it might cost a bit more though.
- unknown0
anybody know if you can still buy 'dosco puff paint' - that stuff you used to paint on and dry with a hairdryer and it would go all puffy.
I'd love to know
- unknown0
and that should be 'disco puff paint'
- jobhall0
i have polymark fabric paint. i put a litte on a shirt and it seems to work fine.
i am doing this with stencils but i would like to learn about silkscreening. anybody have advice? links?
thanks
- mjar0
don't know if this is of any help to you!!
- monNom0
holy f*cking shit!
$749.00!!!!!
i could do it for 1/10 that!
what you need:
some finished 1/1" stock to make a frame out of.
a router borrowed from a friend to groove the frame.
a piece of screen
an iron
a piece of cotton to go between the iron and shirt.
a squeegie ($10 max)
ink(could use housepaint... I knew an artist guy who did that... he just picked up the offcolour oil-based paints at the local hardwear store.) 1 gallon will last you forever!