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screen printing => Ink and Chemicals => Topic started by: jasonl on July 13, 2012, 03:03:10 PM

Title: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: jasonl on July 13, 2012, 03:03:10 PM: bought it and tested it today, adjustments needed, but here is what it looks like.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/jlansdell/2012-07-13_14-44-19_7381.jpg)
Title: Re: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: mk162 on July 13, 2012, 03:10:27 PM: looks pretty good from here
Title: Re: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: Dottonedan on July 13, 2012, 03:12:00 PM: That's pretty flipp' great! Love it. Good range of colors. Vibrant etc.

Did you use a single line screen angle or the typical rosette multiple angle thing most try with process?

What line screen is that?
Title: Re: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: jasonl on July 13, 2012, 03:24:18 PM: 22.5 angle, 55lpi
Title: Re: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: Screened Gear on July 13, 2012, 03:34:40 PM: Quote from: jasonl on July 13, 2012, 03:24:18 PM
22.5 angle, 55lpi

Jason,

In your opinion what was differant with the Triple strength over the basic CMYK inks. I always feel like my CMYK stuff is too dull like a DTG print. Does the triple strength fix that. Does it lay down more ink? Are they thicker?
Title: Re: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: Dottonedan on July 13, 2012, 04:13:58 PM: Sweet! a prime example of not needing that "rosette" pattern in process printing.
Title: Re: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: brandon on July 13, 2012, 04:19:14 PM: Quote from: jasonl on July 13, 2012, 03:24:18 PM
22.5 angle, 55lpi

Same here. Nice print!
Title: Re: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: jasonl on July 13, 2012, 04:22:11 PM: Quote from: Screened Gear on July 13, 2012, 03:34:40 PM
Quote from: jasonl on July 13, 2012, 03:24:18 PM
22.5 angle, 55lpi

Jason,

In your opinion what was differant with the Triple strength over the basic CMYK inks. I always feel like my CMYK stuff is too dull like a DTG print. Does the triple strength fix that. Does it lay down more ink? Are they thicker?

If triple strength was NOT avaiable, I would NOT print cmyk! I used to use Rutland triple strength about 14 years ago and the quit making it. Have not touch cmyk since they quit making it. Now Union and Excalibur make it. So, I thought I would give it a try. The colors are way more opaque. Wilflex cmyk color are SUPER translucent and your prints suffer. These are still not as good as plastisol but FAR SUPERIOR to regular cmyk. Thats my spill.

BTW, there is also a Highlight white that prints after the Y. So it was, Y, White, C, M, K.
Title: Re: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: ravenmark on July 14, 2012, 01:06:29 AM: Quote from: Dottonedan on July 13, 2012, 04:13:58 PM
Sweet! a prime example of not needing that "rosette" pattern in process printing.

Way way back in the day I used to do the offset angles for that rosette pattern, then years ago I switched to single line angles and have always been happy with the results. Been a while since the two of us (jasonl & I )have fooled with CMYK,
the print looked better in person than in the pic I think. I was pretty impressed with the ink.
Title: Re: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: Dottonedan on July 14, 2012, 08:45:00 AM: Hey Ravenmark,
Where u been? Seems like you took a long vacation.
Title: Re: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: ravenmark on July 14, 2012, 10:17:57 AM: Life has gotten busy my friend, seems like I have to make time for anything now days. lol
Title: Re: Union Triple Strength CMYK...1st try.
Post by: sportsshoppe on July 17, 2012, 04:47:08 PM: I switched and like you will never go back.... that is a nice print....... I have a couple of gallons of the old Cyan and Magenta left for sale since I switched. lol