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Old October 13th, 2009 Oct 13, 2009 10:01:16 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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Is it feasible to pretreat shirts in advance and store them for future print jobs? If so, what is the shelf life for pretreated stock?

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Is it feasible to pretreat shirts in advance and store them for future print jobs? If so, what is the shelf life for pretreated stock?

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Yes it is feasible. The only thing I would suggest is before you print on them, heat press them for probably about 30 - 35 seconds to get any excess moisture out of the shirts. Depending on our climate, the shirt can draw excess moisture into the fabric and also wrinkle a lot easier when pre-treated.

As for shelf life for pre-treated shirts, I don't know of any. Not to say there isn't, but I've never seen it.
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Great! That's the answer I was hoping to get.

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Make sure you keep them in an area free of dust. Preferably in a sealed container of sorts. if not, the shirts will attract dust very easily in the pretreated areas.
 
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