corakes

Hello ! I have read that some people are curing their shirts with the
press just hoovering over the shirt. I have tried that but my print
feels different after that - hard and it starts to crack... ?
I have also tried an infrared dryer (which I use for plastisol ink).

When I press normal - the colors aren´t that nice anymore - like
the colors get "sucked" into the shirt.
The design looks great right after printing but after pressing....
I lowered the pressure but even when the press is barely touching the shirt - the print feels hard and starts to crack... again...
I AM LOST... Any suggestions ? Please...
Susan

 

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splathead

Which printer do you have?

 

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corakes

It´s a G-Jet (Tex-Jet) by Kimoto
based on an epson 4800

 

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splathead

OK, a few more questions.

What does the instructions/trainers say that came with the printer?

Your infrared dryer is a flash or conveyor?

If flash, how long and at what distance did you keep the shirt under.

if conveyor, how long is the garment on the belt?

Your issues are just with prints with a white underbase or for all of your prints?

What's your method for applying pre-treatment?

 

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corakes

What does the instructions/trainers say that came with the printer?

Your infrared dryer is a flash or conveyor?
FLASH

If flash, how long and at what distance did you keep the shirt under.
About 10cm (pretty close) I have tried everything from 20-40sec

if conveyor, how long is the garment on the belt?

Your issues are just with prints with a white underbase or for all of your prints?
YES - only with white underbase

What's your method for applying pre-treatment?
Spraying the shirt evenly - pressing 30sec at 170 Celius with paper than 5sec without paper

 

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splathead

Check out this post DTG users......heat press or curing oven?

You may want to experiment using a combination of flash and then heat press.

 

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zhenjie

Try flashing the shirt for 30seconds or maybe 60seconds. Can try using your infrared flash or just hoovering the heatpress over the print. Then press with some average preassure for 2 x60 second.

The colours will almost always change after curing, but this should limit it.

 

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Deco-Punk

Hello Susan,

You can probably have to much pressure. We use the new Stahls hoover press that as a dual hoover/pressure mode. I love this press for those who can not afford and conventional dryer. I hoover for 60 seconds then press down with 10lbs of pressure for about 2.5 - 3 minutes on a black shirt. I came up with these settings after some long hours of testing. Printing, curing, and washing...
Depending on how much ink you lay down and who's ink your using, these setting can be different. We use Dupont Artistri Textile inks under the lable Dream Inktm. Please do not for get to use a silicon treated parchment or kraft paper for best results.

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