tee screenprint inks
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- horton
does anyone regularily use or spec for waterbased inks on their tshirt screenprints?
i understand the prints have a softer, more breathable quality, which would be great.. but just trying to figure out what specificaly they are best used for, or if infact a lot of the tees on the market these days are actually waterbased.
- horton0
noticed a lot of the Tank Theory monthly tees are waterbased.. so maybe still just a specialty thing?
- Invicid0
We use plastisol inks. Waterbased inks are good for some applications and effects, but much of that can be achieved with the plastisol inks using a higher mesh count screen and only striking the shirt once.
- Invicid0
i would say a negative to waterbased is they don't hold very well to heavy washing.
- horton0
hey thanks Invicid.. much appreciate the first-hand advice.
i also just spoke with my printer and they're still only doing waterbased with dark inks on light, so that really limits what i was planning.
i still like the idea of using waterbased for big dark allover prints, to lessen the weight.. might try a couple like this.
- mrdobolina0
lots of screenprinters don't even use waterbased at all anymore.
It does give a nice feel to it after it is washed, but will fade in the wash in time.
- horton0
see i don't get how TH's December/ Electric Pussycat could possibly be waterbased.. ?
http://www.tanktheory.com/tshirt…
some of these are super complicated.. they must have a kick-ass printer.
been thinking about Discharges too, they sound like fun.
- mrdobolina0
you can get great results with waterbased on white and natural colored shirts. that shirt still had to be heat cured though. Wet on Wet printing with waterbased ink wouldnt work so well. IMO.