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darkblack · October 25th, 2006

Hi! Everyone.

I am based In South India. I have a quick question.

How do pigment inks compare to dye based inks when it comes to washability? If I were to print the same image on pretreated fabric, steam and wash, would the images hold out better than a traditional DTG print?

Thanks In Advance....

DB

Rodney · October 27th, 2006

Hi Sunil, welcome to the T-Shirt Forums!

I'm not heat press expert, but I think when it comes to heat transfers, pigment inks seem to hold up better than dye inks.

I don't know if it would hold up (fading wise) the same as a DTG printed shirt, but it should hold up pretty well.

scorpios1615 · October 27th, 2006

The pigments hold up much better than dye because it settles into the fibers that make up the paper, as the ink drys, the pigment particles get stuck in the fibers. making them more water resistent. color wise dye's will give you more vibrancy, but they als have pigmented dyes that can give yo the same or close vibrancy, more expensive but the product will last double the time as dye-based.

Hope that Helps

mrtoad · October 27th, 2006

Do you know if the Epson 2200 which uses the Ultrachrome pigment inks is ok for doing transfers?

CJK440 · October 28th, 2006

I tried dye based. The carts that came with my 1280 and it ran badly when washed.

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