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screen printing => Newbie => Topic started by: Gabe on November 15, 2011, 06:04:51 PM

Title: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: Gabe on November 15, 2011, 06:04:51 PM

Howdy team mates
i bought some aluminum screens six months ago
recently i notice water moving inside in some of them
i talk to my buddy the welder to plug the holes or fisures
any ways he charges more than i expected
you guys have any ideas on how to deal with this problem
thanks in advance

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: Printficient on November 15, 2011, 06:36:27 PM

Where did you get them.  Seems like sometimes inexpensive is cheap.  Ours are guaranteed.

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: Gabe on November 15, 2011, 07:00:44 PM

i bought them use from a local decorator going out of biz
you got warranty on yours from who?
i was just thinking if i just use the stuff guys use at the bodyshop
might work to plug the holes

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: screenxpress on November 15, 2011, 07:30:03 PM

I would not use Bondo.  But I would use JB Weld available everywhere.

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: blue moon on November 15, 2011, 07:50:08 PM

we use two part epoxy. works great and it is cheap!

pierre

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: Frog on November 15, 2011, 07:58:00 PM

JB just adds a filler

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: mooseman on November 15, 2011, 08:06:25 PM

pump em full of this stuff
http://greatstuff.dow.com/ (http://greatstuff.dow.com/)
 we fill the square tube of our newmans with this stuff works great and very low cost.
mooseman

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: Gilligan on November 15, 2011, 08:52:24 PM

Quote from: screenxpress on November 15, 2011, 07:30:03 PM

I would not use Bondo.  But I would use JB Weld available everywhere.

I was going to recommend the same thing.

Quote from: mooseman on November 15, 2011, 08:06:25 PM

pump em full of this stuff
[url]http://greatstuff.dow.com/[/url] ([url]http://greatstuff.dow.com/[/url])
 we fill the square tube of our newmans with this stuff works great and very low cost.
mooseman

"great stuff" really is GREAT STUFF!

My shop is insulated with a similar type of thing... was amazing watching them apply that.

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: Gabe on November 15, 2011, 09:05:08 PM

thank you fellas for the tips
we`ll get it done  ;)
good night

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: Denis Kolar on November 15, 2011, 10:27:15 PM

Silicone

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: Printficient on November 16, 2011, 07:58:12 AM

Quote from: doublestroke on November 15, 2011, 07:00:44 PM

i bought them use from a local decorator going out of biz
you got warranty on yours from who?
i was just thinking if i just use the stuff guys use at the bodyshop
might work to plug the holes

Xenon

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: tonypep on November 16, 2011, 08:16:55 AM

Quote from: DKgrafix on November 15, 2011, 10:27:15 PM

Silicone

I would not recommend this. Silicone will eventually break down throughout the rigors of the screenmaking cycles and bits may break off and mix with ink, possibly rendering it useless.

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: dsh on November 16, 2011, 09:43:34 AM

I have a couple like that and I 'retired' the screens to a job that comes up every now and then.  Example, the restaurant across the street needs a quick print when they get a new employee and I can print 6 shirts without much grief.

Title: Re: aluminum screen water inside problem
Post by: 3Deep on November 16, 2011, 10:30:48 AM

If the hole not that big superglue...... speaking of jb weld I gotta get some