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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: ericheartsu on November 10, 2014, 05:18:55 PM
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We just did a batch of tri blend Next Level tees with an 8 color blocky text print, and our unloader pulled them off in such a way that it elongated and stretched the design, so that instead of being a straight line, it droops to one side on the right.
Is there anything we can do to fix it?
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stretch it the other way.
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Toss them in a clothes dryer it might pull them back in shape
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I've never done this but possibly you could run them through the dryer and try and straighten them as they come out and are still hot. Worth a try.
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That's pretty much your only option
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Yeah, but what two points will you grab to straighten it out? Sounds like someone needs to loose a finger.
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I would try a heat press. Put shirt on press. straighten. Press.
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tried heat pressing no luck. will try the washer/dryer trick tomorrow
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Man, how tacky was the platen??
Spray or WB?
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Man, how tacky was the platen??
Spray or WB?
Wb. Wasn't crazy tacky, but enough to hold that tee down!
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The idea is to "hot pull" the graphic in the opposite direction of the torque. Works depending on how drastic it is, the fabric content, and the actual design ie: straight lines, boxes etc.
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I would guess the guy is unloading by pulling the shoulders correct? It may take a second longer, but on larger geometric designs I ALWAYS pull from the bottom of the shirt first, up and away from me in a quick motion to unstick the majority of the design, then pull the shoulders up and toward me to remove the shirt. It keeps warping to a minimum.
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I always found pulling up the sides a little first then down the middle works great, I have a knuckle head here that has a chronic habit of distorting images when he pulls, and has the really chronic habit of not saying and continuing on like nothing is wrong. I swear sometimes i wish my desk was on top of the damn auto.
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I always found pulling up the sides a little first then down the middle works great, I have a knuckle head here that has a chronic habit of distorting images when he pulls, and has the really chronic habit of not saying and continuing on like nothing is wrong. I swear sometimes i wish my desk was on top of the damn auto.
Agreed
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Since it hasn't been mentioned yet, this type of thing can also happen during loading (especially with tri-blends) where the shirt is stretched on to the pallet and then retracts when taken off. So don't fire your unloader yet, unless of course you were the loader. ;D