Great tips! I started with water base ink and before I scored a conveyor dryer I was considering hanging the shirts to air dry overnight then heat-pressing them the next day to set them. I think that would work, but I never ended up trying it. As for waterbase drying in the screen, before I load the screen with ink I give it a mist (the dry screen) with one of those spritzers they use in hair salons, it's got much finer droplet size, and then wipe it around a bit. I find this helps keep the screen from immediately sucking all the moisture out of the ink. I also use that spritzer on the ink itself every once in a while during the run. You can also get retarders from various manufacturers to put in the ink, slows down the drying time, but don't use too much or it won't cure. Big shops that are water based will use overhead misters and humidifiers to keep the air moisture levels up.
This was super helpful and answered all my questions thank you. I have total studio envy - i kept pausing and looking at all your racking and stuff. It's a really beautiful space - very inspiring. thanks again!
@@squeegeeandink tshirt printing please😊here we lack most of these inks u have there 😁so we mainly use the Plastic sol and some few water based inks which I personally don’t use much 😊i am really grateful to come across your channel✌️❤️
@@squeegeeandink keep it up please. So far you have had some of the most valuable content I have found on the trade. I have been screen printing for about 6 months now as a small business owner. Over that time I have watched hours of RU-vid videos, and only recently did I find your channel. It has become most favorite screen printing channel by far.
