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screen printing => Waterbase and Discharge => Topic started by: Dottonedan on March 15, 2013, 12:14:25 AM

Title: Discharge on safety green and sports gray?
Post by: Dottonedan on March 15, 2013, 12:14:25 AM
I have a job going on sports gray and Safety green.  Can the Gildan Safety green discharge out those types of dyes?

Has anyone had usable results trying to discharge a sports gray? The heathering left should cause problems...but maybe with "enought" white pigment it may be beneficial for a soft hand?  Thought?
Title: Re: Discharge on safety green and sports gray?
Post by: Spreading Ink on March 15, 2013, 12:17:53 AM
Neither will discharge well.  The heather will show through on the Sports Gray and the Green dye used for these garments is susceptible to dye migration and won't discharge bright.

Sorry!
Title: Re: Discharge on safety green and sports gray?
Post by: Dottonedan on March 15, 2013, 10:24:53 AM
I kinda knew that...but my theory is that you can use a high mesh of white underbase (after the discharge) (fast flash) like a thin layer of white on a 305 mesh, Good flash on that... This may block or hide those heathers...


then colors,


Then a top white for just the brightest areas. The intent here is to get a very thin or soft hand feel on the sports gray but enough pop for a bright look.


I guess I could just do the reg white underbase but was wanting to make sure while trying to keep it thin, that the heathers and safety green didn't show thru any.
Title: Re: Discharge on safety green and sports gray?
Post by: tonypep on March 15, 2013, 10:57:46 AM
Yes DCUB
Title: Re: Discharge on safety green and sports gray?
Post by: ebscreen on March 15, 2013, 01:53:28 PM
DCUB will work, but also, both of those colors take well to single hit plastisol whites...
Title: Re: Discharge on safety green and sports gray?
Post by: Screened Gear on March 15, 2013, 02:03:03 PM
DCUB will work, but also, both of those colors take well to single hit plastisol whites...

I DCUB white shirts, I do top of the line work here white just is not white enough.  :D :D :D  Seriously like EB said, you should not have to underbase those colors.
Title: Re: Discharge on safety green and sports gray?
Post by: Dottonedan on March 15, 2013, 02:38:19 PM
DCUB will work, but also, both of those colors take well to single hit plastisol whites...

I DCUB white shirts, I do top of the line work here white just is not white enough.  :D :D :D  Seriously like EB said, you should not have to underbase those colors.


Should not have to underbase (with discharge) or regular white underbase?  I'm pretty sure I want to underbase with white. This is sim process. fading out to the shirt color.
Title: Re: Discharge on safety green and sports gray?
Post by: Screened Gear on March 15, 2013, 03:12:04 PM
Of coarse it depends on the design. The safety green are 50/50 so they can bleed. They also have been super sensitive to heat lately, they will scorch and its hard to see.
Title: Re: Discharge on safety green and sports gray?
Post by: Spreading Ink on March 16, 2013, 01:48:28 AM
Yes, all of the neons are super sensitive to scorching which is hard to see - it will leave 'streaks' in the dye.
Title: Re: Discharge on safety green and sports gray?
Post by: ol man on March 16, 2013, 02:35:49 PM
Yep , never had luck with a one hit discharge on gildan sports grey ---- any other heather color - no problem.
Title: Re: Discharge on safety green and sports gray?
Post by: JBLUE on March 16, 2013, 10:11:47 PM
Yes, all of the neons are super sensitive to scorching which is hard to see - it will leave 'streaks' in the dye.

This is why when possible we run Performance black from Wilflex. Get the shirts to 300 and good to go. Sure it is more expensive up front but it is insurance of not having to eat an order that makes it worth it.