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screen printing => Waterbase and Discharge => Topic started by: jvanick on September 02, 2015, 09:35:53 AM

Title: re-activating discharge?
Post by: jvanick on September 02, 2015, 09:35:53 AM

I have some ink from yesterday that was left over from a job...

this is probaby a newb question... but...

I know that it's not normally recommended to re-activate, but if I reactivate the ink, and it discharges the shirt, are there any pigment binder issues to worry about?  -- or if it prints and comes out of the dryer ok, am I good to go?

Title: Re: re-activating discharge?
Post by: Orion on September 02, 2015, 09:59:06 AM

http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php/topic,7216.msg73852.html#msg73852 (http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php/topic,7216.msg73852.html#msg73852)

Title: Re: re-activating discharge?
Post by: Itsa Little CrOoked on September 02, 2015, 11:35:27 AM

Thanks Orion. I've done it too, but it's certainly nice to see the thread you linked.

(How do I miss this stuff??)

Title: Re: re-activating discharge?
Post by: 3Deep on September 02, 2015, 11:38:21 AM

I,m kind of a rebel and try anything, but I will put left over discharge ink in the the frig with a top on it, I've used it a week or so later with a little activator. I've did wash test after using week or two old discharge and have seen no problem's, but then again I might have just been lucky.

darryl

Title: Re: re-activating discharge?
Post by: jvanick on September 02, 2015, 06:34:47 PM

reactivating with a bit of clear base, + 3% total of activator worked great today... no discernable color shift between yesterday and today.. not that it would have mattered much as yesterday's ink went on a different customer today.