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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: Shanarchy on January 31, 2016, 11:54:13 AM
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I have a customer requesting towels (Bodek & Rhodes C1118). White towel with a two color logo. Anyone have any experience with printing these? I use plastisol only, so waterbase isn't an option at this point. Thoughts?
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Though they went my favorite thing to print on, I've printed thousands of them with plastisol, no problem.
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Cut the hell out of it with one of the soft-hand bases.
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Even with waterbase we have had much joy in printing them... Any tips anyone wants to share I'll gladly note for next time.
I'm almost tempted to just have a "no towels" policy. :(
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I'd think some heavily reduced/softened ink a softer squeegee would do the trick!
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I'm going to get a sample before I accept the job.
It's a 2 color with but registration in a post. Will that be an issue? I'm not sure how fuzzy these things are.
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Are you sourcing the blanks yourself......If so, you might end up with a better price by using a towel supplier and having them do the printing....
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Printing 5000 this week. Have an ink based back with a soft hand clear type of base and one that has a curable reducer added. I'll let you know which one I use tomorrow.
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I'm going to get a sample before I accept the job.
It's a 2 color with but registration in a post. Will that be an issue? I'm not sure how fuzzy these things are.
You are comparatively lucky, as the C1118 is a microfiber towel, one of the smoothest types. (http://www.bodekandrhodes.com/cgi-bin/barlive/site.w?location=olc/cobrand-product.w&category=5&prb=&srb=&mill=&shade=&color=&product=C1118&frames=no&target=main&sponsor=000001&nocache=61200)
Think Sham Wow (https://www.besttvbuys.com/images/callusnow-com/sham-wow/851254fd-d34e-4396-8d93-d17cda2f61c7.jpg)
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Contract job, so they are sourcing them.
Originally I said no, but then I asked for the product number and they looked like they may not be too bad. Sorry, I probably should have actually linked to them.
I'll be interested in your findings Sonny. Bring that they are going on white, I'm thinking soft hand clear.
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I find flashing keeps colors spiffy clean with any nap.
You made my day Frog!
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I'm planning on doing 150 silver towels with gold ink this week with waterbased ink. Would it help to have two screens cramming ink into the fibers? I can use a couple 135s screens if it will help.
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I have always used a 110. With butt registration, you might have to wipe your
screens quite often but base it down and everything should be fine. I have done
lots of them butt register.
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I would only use WB, plastisol is fine for golf towels, but would you want to rub your face on the cured plastisol? My 2 cents anyway. And forget white on a color, even the towel companies won't touch that, they offer "tone on tone". Try Cotton Love, we've done a couple of large runs with them, customers were very happy...
Steve
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And the winner is....Curable reducer 5% by weight. 110 mesh. 70 Durometer Double Bevel. Single hit. PMS 281C Wilflex Amazing Epic Base.