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screen printing => 4 Color and Simulated Process Printing => Topic started by: AntonySharples on March 31, 2016, 09:00:18 AM

Title: 65 or 55 lpi on hoodies
Post by: AntonySharples on March 31, 2016, 09:00:18 AM: Working on a sim process job for some Independent hoodies. We have never printed sim process on hoodies. Those with experience on them, 65lpi ok or should we go 55?
Title: Re: 65 or 55 lpi on hoodies
Post by: blue moon on March 31, 2016, 09:07:42 AM: Quote from: eliteteamsupply on March 31, 2016, 09:00:18 AM
Working on a sim process job for some Independent hoodies. We have never printed sim process on hoodies. Those with experience on them, 65lpi ok or should we go 55?

45 if calibrated.

Pierre
Title: Re: 65 or 55 lpi on hoodies
Post by: Dottonedan on March 31, 2016, 09:23:02 AM: Agree. You need a little more beef in your dot to work on the bigger weave as well as a slightly lower mesh like all 230's max or S mesh in order to get good saturation.

If using 55-65 or 305 mesh, is will be very light and airy looking. Not vibrant.
Title: Re: 65 or 55 lpi on hoodies
Post by: AntonySharples on March 31, 2016, 10:21:42 AM: Thanks guys! I was thinking 45 originally, but wasn't sure if the detail would be there. We'll give it a whirl.
Title: Re: 65 or 55 lpi on hoodies
Post by: Ross_S on March 31, 2016, 11:44:02 AM: 50 might be a better option to yield a little more detail but still able to be held on a lower mesh count
Title: Re: 65 or 55 lpi on hoodies
Post by: ebscreen on March 31, 2016, 12:05:52 PM: Indy has a tighter weave face that prints like a cotton shirt for the most part.
Title: Re: 65 or 55 lpi on hoodies
Post by: ZooCity on March 31, 2016, 10:37:05 PM: Quote from: ebscreen on March 31, 2016, 12:05:52 PM
Indy has a tighter weave face that prints like a cotton shirt for the most part.

Definitely. 55lpi on Indy's french terry.
Title: Re: 65 or 55 lpi on hoodies
Post by: ScreenFoo on March 31, 2016, 10:59:46 PM: ^^Looks pretty nice.

Quote from: ebscreen on March 31, 2016, 12:05:52 PM
Indy has a tighter weave face that prints like a cotton shirt for the most part.

I was actually just going to suggest Hanes Print pro for the same reason.
Usually don't even have to change the setup past dropping OC...
Title: Re: 65 or 55 lpi on hoodies
Post by: Lizard on March 31, 2016, 11:02:51 PM: We do quite a bit od sim process on hoodies with mix media ( tees and hoodies). Have good luck with a thinned down base to saturate into the fibers. 55 lip. Printed this one this week.