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Originally Posted by Bill Hood |  | | | | | | | | | 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. | |  | |  | |
Real world conditions also say that sometimes printing on the surface with white ink isn't going to happen, especially the first time experimenting with ink/mesh.
Fluid is right about the paper. I do that as well. It works fine for mesh with larger holes. And again, if the holes are small enough, it's not even an issue. It will take some experimenting.
Jerseys are much easier to print on than you might initially think. I've always been happy with the way they turn out.