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screen printing => Waterbase and Discharge => Topic started by: noortrd on December 18, 2014, 10:29:02 AM

Title: Foil stick
Post by: noortrd on December 18, 2014, 10:29:02 AM

Foil stick to magna discharge clear on heat press . Any suggestion?.

Title: Re: Foil stick
Post by: Colin on December 18, 2014, 03:22:06 PM

Add more penetrant?

Title: Re: Foil stick
Post by: Itsa Little CrOoked on December 18, 2014, 05:11:41 PM

We sometimes get tiny flecks of foil with some colors that want to stick to the WB Discharge ink. I don't believe those flecks survive the first trip through the laundry, but I'm not 100% positive on that.

I don't like it, but it doesn't always happen and not a single custy has complained. (Weird)

Currently my bases are CCI D-Base Premium and D-White. Pigments are a mix of CCI and Matsui. I'm also interested in the answer to this problem.

Title: Re: Foil stick
Post by: mimosatexas on December 18, 2014, 05:59:25 PM

First wash will clean any little specs off without issue.  I see it occasionally on my white discharge prints with foil.

Title: Re: Foil stick
Post by: noortrd on December 19, 2014, 10:25:29 AM

on 100% cotton its less and 50/50 its more stick.

Title: Re: Foil stick
Post by: Frog on December 19, 2014, 10:50:32 AM

Are shirts printed with discharge (and foil) destined for retail usually pre-washed? If not, these "specks" could really hurt "off-the-rack" sales.

Title: Re: Foil stick
Post by: noortrd on December 19, 2014, 11:34:46 AM

Is there any foil resist.?

Title: Re: Foil stick
Post by: ebscreen on December 19, 2014, 01:06:31 PM

I've only ever seen it on white discharge due to the pigment load. A swift snap like when loading a shirt
on press usually takes care of any flecks. As does a bit of universal solvent in the ink.