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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: Shawn (EIP) on September 14, 2011, 10:06:01 PM

Title: Rally Towels
Post by: Shawn (EIP) on September 14, 2011, 10:06:01 PM

I have an order for rally towels, never printed towels... should I use standard plastisol on these and which towels are the easiest to print on? Low mesh?

Title: Re: Rally Towels
Post by: whitewater on September 14, 2011, 10:13:59 PM

I just got the cheap one's from sanmar.

I had to out a large 'W' at one end. I got the silver towels (lt. grey) and used maroon ink. I used a water based ink to sort of get in the fibers.

I had to order another emulsion and the union water based ink and it sucked. It smelled something wicked.

I don't know how printers print with water based.

Title: Re: Rally Towels
Post by: Shawn (EIP) on September 14, 2011, 10:19:12 PM

Quote from: whitewater on September 14, 2011, 10:13:59 PM

I don't know how printers print with water based.

I was thinking waterbase , no one likes a face full of plastic. In the wholesale world a rally towel is actualy a spirit finger towel correct?

 
http://www.sportswearcollection.com/Item.aspx?site=xqijyercrg&ID=1166 (http://www.sportswearcollection.com/Item.aspx?site=xqijyercrg&ID=1166)

Title: Re: Rally Towels
Post by: 3Deep on September 14, 2011, 10:47:53 PM

We've printed plenty of the rally towels and if there going to use them for the players, I would use waterbase ink, and if they are just for fans to wave around plastisol will work fine as they are not using them to wipe sweat.  If you do use waterbase inks reduce temp in dryer and let them run thru slow almost like you would discharge inks...you may have to run them thru twice.  Other than that very easy to print

Darryl

Title: Re: Rally Towels
Post by: mk162 on September 15, 2011, 07:56:55 AM

Did somebody say rally towels?  I did these in all 230's.

Title: Re: Rally Towels
Post by: whitewater on September 15, 2011, 08:52:49 AM

Quote from: mk162 on September 15, 2011, 07:56:55 AM

Did somebody say rally towels?  I did these in all 230's.

Plastisol?

Title: Re: Rally Towels
Post by: mk162 on September 15, 2011, 08:55:14 AM

Yup, 3 colors I think, maybe 4...looks even better in person.  The trick is get a good towel..cheap ones print like crap.  You need a good even velour surface to print on.

Title: Re: Rally Towels
Post by: RICK STEFANICK on September 15, 2011, 12:00:30 PM

If plastisol is all you have rutland makes a chino base that works great and gives great saturation and a waterbase feel. if you are running a 1 color you will get better saturation printing with NO offcontact..