I just got a screen tee today and it was polyester and oh my goodness !! Its WAY better than the cotton shirt! Its so comfortable and feels breathable on. I definitely want to create screen tees with polyester material only!!
I’m curious, I use poly-white from Rutland and never suffer from dye migration. Only using normal Plastisol Inks. Is it some Poly inks from other brands that have problems? I currently Print on Paragon/Augusta/Sport Tek bu the hundreds in a monthly basis and I haven’t had an issue. Is this for a thinner deposit of ink finish?
Hi Samuel! Thanks for your question! First off, thats is GREAT to hear the you have never suffered from this issues that honestly does plague many printers! It is safe to say that the garment manufactures have really stepped up their process and have helped by properly rinsing shirts and getting excess dyes out (better than they used to). However yes, thinner deposits tend to have more issues. Im not sure if you are printing on a manual or an automatic, but this does tend to be an issue more for people with thin deposits of ink. Keep in mind too that Dye migration can often take between 24-48 hours. So you have not always see it in your shop if you are finishing the job, boxing it, and getting it out the door. Great question, thank you !
@@screenprintnerd I print manual and tend to do a double white on a 110 linear artwork / fonts , however on larger area its harder to control deposit so I up it to a 156 and add soft hand to the white.I work brands only and we have lot of rash-guards so id know if they migrate after a while since I go to the shops to deliver weekly. I am very interested tho for this product so i can do bigger area prints and keep it the thinnest as possible thanks for the information.
Hi Johnny! Great question! You CAN run your shirts down the dryer to help out-gas them before your print. However, it is not recommend to just flash them and then go right to printing. It is usually recommended that it you are going to try to heat the shirts to get excess dye off, that you do it 12+ hours before you print. This can help, but I would still say that a barrier base of sorts would need to be used as there is no way to know for sure that you have outgassed all the excess dye. Hope this helps!! tanks for your question!!
Hi IlIas! - Plastisol transfers can be a slightly safer choice at times yes. The reason for this is that when you add the transfer powder, that powders acts as an additional layer that the gasses have to migrate through. I have seen this , but I have also seen this still cause pretty mad migration, so I would not consider this a fail safe method personally. Thanks for your question!
Good video and informative for who wants to learn beginners.. In India we say Barrier Base as Anti dye Migration Gel base.. All the best make informative video.. Regards ...
