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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: Denis Kolar on June 04, 2012, 08:30:30 AM

Title: cotton/spandex tank tops
Post by: Denis Kolar on June 04, 2012, 08:30:30 AM

I have small order of cotton/spandex tank tops. 94/6%

Should I use anything special on it? They want FLO Pink ink. Should I ad some stretch additive or not?
I have some FLO HO Pink from WM Plastic that should be OK with PFP.

Thanks

Title: Re: cotton/spandex tank tops
Post by: blue moon on June 04, 2012, 08:48:34 AM

Quote from: DKgrafix on June 04, 2012, 08:30:30 AM

I have small order of cotton/spandex tank tops. 94/6%

Should I use anything special on it? They want FLO Pink ink. Should I ad some stretch additive or not?
I have some FLO HO Pink from WM Plastic that should be OK with PFP.

Thanks

that's what we do, but we didn't print a lot of that stuff so far. . .

pierre

Title: Re: cotton/spandex tank tops
Post by: Frog on June 04, 2012, 08:53:48 AM

You have to expect that these were chosen for their stretch, so yes, you'd better add some stretch to the ink.

Heck, I've had young women order sizes of regular fabric tanks and T's that would have tested the stretch limit of regular ink!

Title: Re: cotton/spandex tank tops
Post by: tonypep on June 04, 2012, 09:25:21 AM

Rutland has or had a product called spandesol that is specifically designed for this application. I would recommend 5-10% as an additive. A substitute is WF HD clear.

Title: Re: cotton/spandex tank tops
Post by: Denis Kolar on June 04, 2012, 09:30:26 AM

Thanks guys, a bit of stretch additive will be added :)