How Many Colors Here?

[Prosperi-Tees]

Hey yall, I am trying to put together a quote for a new customer whose current printer let him down and could not deliver. How many colors do you think this can print with going on safety orange tees? I am thinking 4, green, yellow, black and gray with no underbase, or what would you do?

[Gilligan]

Could be my monitor but I don't see yellow as much as I see a lime/bright green.

[blue moon]

we usually ask the customer to specify what they want; best reproduction, cheapest price or best value. That will dictate the number of colors you use.

pierre

[ScreenFoo]

Yep, I'm with Kevin--I'd do a yellow shade green and a blue shade green, like wilflex's spring and kelly greens.

[3Deep]

Pierre, hit the nail on the head ask your custy what they are looking for then go from there on price, and if they don't know what they want then start at your high and go low 4 color price 3 color price etc.

Darryl

[Inkworks]

I'd quote for 5 screens.

Base
Green
lime
Black
hilite white.

[Sbrem]

I wouldn't go less than 5 colors either...

Steve

[mimosatexas]

we usually ask the customer to specify what they want; best reproduction, cheapest price or best value. That will dictate the number of colors you use.

pierre

This is a very simple way to clarify a question I end up asking all the time.  I'm going to add this wording to my standard quote request responses.  Thanks!

[screenxpress]

Might be able to be done in 3.

halftone black for the grey.

Why would some of you put down an underbase?  Isn't going down on white?

[mimosatexas]

he said it is going down on orange.

[JBLUE]

Base, Light green, dark green, grey,white,black. Trying to make grey out the black never looks that good in my opinion. You got an 8 color now Gerry. Blow them after the last guy dropped the ball and you got a customer for life.

[Inkworks]

Use grey as the underbase.....

[screenxpress]

he said it is going down on orange.

My bad.  I was reading and replying on my phone.  Ooops.

White
Yellow
Green
Black

[Prosperi-Tees]

I quoted this at a 5 color back and 1 color left chest and got beat on price. Seems like I always get beat out on the multi color stuff. I think ill start another thread in pricing.

[screenxpress]

You always have to wonder what they get for the better price.  But you will probably never know if they were happy with the results or not.  Trying to beat the next guy's price could lead to a lesser quality on your part and hurt you overall.  It's okay to check out your pricing as competitive in a pricing thread, but I would never try to be the "cheapest" guy.