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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: Mark @ Hurricane Printing on August 27, 2016, 10:30:34 AM
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I have to print light blue (similar to carolina Tar heels light blue) onto a 50/50 american apparel HEATHER NEON PINK shirt (aa style# BB401)
Will this require an underbase or can i print the light blue right onto it?
pic of shirt attached (one with camera flash and one without)..had to put pdf..for whatever reason a jpegs arent working and the jpeg was not too large.
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here is a link to the shirt if that will help
http://store.americanapparel.net/en/neon-50-50-crewneck-t-shirt_bb401n?c=Neon%20Heather%20Pink (http://store.americanapparel.net/en/neon-50-50-crewneck-t-shirt_bb401n?c=Neon%20Heather%20Pink)
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for me I would underbase.
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If it isn't a Pantone match, but just needs to be close you can probably do this with a one hit or pfp with just the blue depending on your setup. Mix the blue with a little low bleed white to make it a little lighter than your target shade and add opacity. Use a low mesh (I would use 83/71 in my shop if that art allowed it) and use a higher eom stencil. Should be fine without a base. If you need to Pantene Mathcad or the art has detail that won't work with the low mesh you would probably be best off underbasing.
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These days, we don't play around with any possible bleeders, and always UB, with Rutland super poly white. Better safe than sorry. Some of these things will bleed a day after they are in the customers hands.
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I'd underbase.
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Agreed. The neon dye is a huge migrater.