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Offline jvanick

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re-activating discharge?
« on: September 02, 2015, 09:35:53 AM »
I have some ink from yesterday that was left over from a job...

this is probaby a newb question... but...

I know that it's not normally recommended to re-activate, but if I reactivate the ink, and it discharges the shirt, are there any pigment binder issues to worry about?  -- or if it prints and comes out of the dryer ok, am I good to go?


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Re: re-activating discharge?
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2015, 11:35:27 AM »
Thanks Orion. I've done it too, but it's certainly nice to see the thread you linked.

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Re: re-activating discharge?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2015, 11:38:21 AM »
I,m kind of a rebel and try anything, but I will put left over discharge ink in the the frig with a top on it, I've used it a week or so later with a little activator. I've did wash test after using week or two old discharge and have seen no problem's, but then again I might have just been lucky.

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Re: re-activating discharge?
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2015, 06:34:47 PM »
reactivating with a bit of clear base, + 3% total of activator worked great today... no discernable color shift between yesterday and today.. not that it would have mattered much as yesterday's ink went on a different customer today.