T-Shirt Forums - View Single Post

Bill Hood · April 23rd, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fluid


	your palettes will get ink due tot he mesh jerseys. We stock 11X17 paper. Spray tack to palette and print the design as normal. remove the paper and replace wit a new sheet for each garment. This all depends on the size of the mesh as the smaller mesh doesnt seem to be that big of an issue

My point was and still is that you will not get ink on your platens if you print on the surface of the shirt. The ink will only transfer to the top surface of the shirt, i.e. not the openings. You will need screens with the correct amount of tension and the correct off content. Again, if you have the right tools and use them properly, there is no need for bandaids and fixes. Why go to expense of buying paper, spray tacking it to the platens, and then removing the paper with the platens, using a new sheet for each garment.

This may be fine for someone with more money and time to waste but won't fly in the real world of production and making money, which I believe is the whole point of being in this business.