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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: Denis Kolar on October 19, 2012, 12:38:46 PM

Title: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: Denis Kolar on October 19, 2012, 12:38:46 PM
Do I need to have poly ink to print them or a regular Black plastisol will suffice?

Thanks
Title: Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: Frog on October 19, 2012, 12:47:24 PM
For black ink, you don't have to worry about poly dye migration, so use your regular ink.
Title: Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: ebscreen on October 19, 2012, 12:47:58 PM
Regular is fine. Some melt BADLY though so a low temp additive (IC) might be in order.
Title: Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: Denis Kolar on October 19, 2012, 01:02:41 PM
Regular is fine. Some melt BADLY though so a low temp additive (IC) might be in order.

That was my biggest concern :( I knew that there will be no dye migration to the black ink.

Thanks guys
Title: Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: ebscreen on October 19, 2012, 01:13:42 PM
The 3M brand reflective stripes like to pucker real bad so you either have to cover them with a template
(only reasonable on small runs) or use a low temp additive.
Title: Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: Denis Kolar on October 19, 2012, 01:31:32 PM
50 pieces
Title: Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: dave58 on October 19, 2012, 02:59:26 PM
Never had one melt or striping pucker....i run them through a little faster as they heat up quick.....regular black ink.......but they stink!....fair warning......they give me a headache....the smell that is.
Title: Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: dsh on October 19, 2012, 06:09:02 PM
This is a good candidate for sublimation, if it's available.
Title: Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: Denis Kolar on October 19, 2012, 11:18:40 PM
I might try smaller pallets and flash curing. Smaller pallets so the excess of the vest will be hanging off the side.
Title: Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: Nick Bane on October 20, 2012, 12:53:47 AM
Never had one melt or striping pucker....i run them through a little faster as they heat up quick.....regular black ink.......but they stink!....fair warning......they give me a headache....the smell that is.

this.
Title: Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: Denis Kolar on January 21, 2013, 11:40:41 PM
Finally printed these suckers.
Listened to Pierre and they came out pretty good looking.
Title: Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
Post by: Nick Bane on January 22, 2013, 01:38:35 AM
nice, got a few boxes of these to do this week as well.