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screen printing => Non Textile => Topic started by: Mitchel on July 24, 2013, 08:34:27 AM

Title: Umbrella
Post by: Mitchel on July 24, 2013, 08:34:27 AM

Hi !

If they have people print on umbrella? can you print a 4 color process on umbrella ?

Thank you
Michel,

P.S. I will by verry happy to see the all member from the dead screenprinter forum..... ;)

Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by: blue moon on July 24, 2013, 09:16:40 AM

I am sure it can be done, but even with our experience in printing 4CP I would not dare do it. Last order of umbrellas we just ordered the printed CAD cut transfers and pressed them on. Much safer!
Make sure you get the bleed blocking transfers!

pierre

Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by: Mitchel on July 24, 2013, 10:02:22 AM

Thank Pierre
It my chose to use transfer,  i just want to no if some one print this product wet on wet..

Michel,

Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by: royster13 on July 24, 2013, 11:14:28 AM

You need to be careful with umbrella.....Sometimes the store bought ones will have treatments on the fabric that creates havoc with printing and/or transfers.....Plus as far as overall cost the sum of the parts can often be more than just buying finished products from an ASI type supplier....

Title: Umbrella
Post by: BorisB on July 24, 2013, 11:24:22 AM

Quote from: Mitchel on July 24, 2013, 10:02:22 AM

Thank Pierre
It my chose to use transfer,  i just want to no if some one print this product wet on wet..

Michel,

wet on wet on non absorbing fabric is probably impossable. I haven't seen it, we always use Transfers.

Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by: Frog on July 24, 2013, 12:02:00 PM

I used to work at a place that did golf umbrellas, but, darned if I ever remember a design with more than one color.
We then used a two part ink and had umbrellas everywhere to dry.
They can really be considered a specialization.

Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by: mk162 on July 24, 2013, 12:11:37 PM

we used to print a ton of them.  usually on a friday when we could let them sit over the weekend to air dry.  Don't miss that...although the ones with the hooks on the handles were great because you could hang them from the ceiling.

Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by: 3Deep on July 24, 2013, 12:30:00 PM

We've printed them also but one color, kind of a pain finding places to dry them..I would do the transfers as well...make sure you remove some of the water proofing to help the transfer stay on then respray.

Darryl

Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by: Doug B on July 24, 2013, 02:35:07 PM

  I also never did more than 1 color but ten years later I'm still reaping
the bad luck from opening hundreds of them indoors.

Title: Re: Umbrella
Post by: Mitchel on July 24, 2013, 04:18:20 PM

thank you guys :)

It pleaser to see diferrent way and experiance you do...

We chose to stay whit transfer for 4CP and slikscreen for one spot color..

Michel,