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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: screenxpress on February 28, 2014, 01:10:56 PM

Title: dip tank question
Post by: screenxpress on February 28, 2014, 01:10:56 PM

I got a tank a while back, but since I don't much printing these days I never set it up and continued doing spray and manual method.

My question is - if I set up the tank and use it infrequently, any guess as to how long the chemicals would remain active or usable?  It would certainly beat the manual effort.

Title: Re: dip tank question
Post by: jsheridan on February 28, 2014, 01:16:27 PM

If you use just a reclaim solution and not a two-in-one ink/reclaim then it will last months.

Even at heavy use of 25+ screens a day tanks can last 3-6 months before you need to clean them out. You refresh the chemical every couple weeks.
When not in use, put a cover over it to stop some evaporation in drier climates.