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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: Screened Gear on December 24, 2011, 05:15:08 AM
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I have never had this happen before. I had a small pinhole and went to clean it out and the ink that was dry bleed a light yellow on the white shirt. This maybe the first time I have tried to clean red ink off white shirts. Does red ink always do this? Is this normal??? This is after going through the dryer so the ink is 100% cured.
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red ink always gives us trouble when spot cleaning.
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Yes, red ink can do this. In fact, even ink that does not "bleed" can become brittle as the cleaning chemical can leach out the plasticizers.
I try to use a common metal eraser shield, an absolute minimum of spray, and sometimes even a hairdryer immediately afterwards. (a vacuum spray-out station may also help dry out the area faster)
It can still screw up. Sometimes, it's best to blow out a sample, and then compare which is worse; the pinhole or the "fixed" version.
(https://www.draftingsupplies.com/smithdraftingca/cshield.jpg)
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This is the first time I am hearing about this...next your going to say it causes cancer.
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Reds and Black inks have always bled with spot cleaners as long as I can remember.
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Yes, red ink can do this. In fact, even ink that does not "bleed" can become brittle as the cleaning chemical can leach out the plasticizers.
I try to use a common metal eraser shield, an absolute minimum of spray, and sometimes even a hairdryer immediately afterwards. (a vacuum spray-out station may also help dry out the area faster)
It can still screw up. Sometimes, it's best to blow out a sample, and then compare which is worse; the pinhole or the "fixed" version.
(https://www.draftingsupplies.com/smithdraftingca/cshield.jpg)
Great idea!
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we put the shirt over a shop vac hose and spray it that keeps the acetone from bleeding into other ink. Oh yah turn on the vac, just make sure you vent well
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We use a jig that binkspot made that holds the hose of the shop vac up but think of a world that the two ideas come together!!!! Sweet Mary!!!!
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You can always blot the spot with a good tape (block out or packing) which will usually lift small spots and ghost marks out. Works pretty good on cured or wet ink. 90% of the time we don't even use the spot gun.
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Depending on the carrier or dispersal agent, spot cleaners can bleed certain colors. Spotbuster has an alcohol carrier and evaporates very quickly. The best I have seen.
Acetone, while inexpensive, is fairly flammable and a static charge can ignite it. I recommend any spot fluid over acetone. Spotbuster #1 of course. :)