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Quote: Originally Posted by cam Do the dyes make the inks easier to work with

Actual dyes are harder to work with.

Quote: Originally Posted by cam what do the dyes do to the long term quality of the inks. Does the product retain the high quality long life of other screen printed products not using dyes.

In theory a quality plastisol screenprint will outlast the garment (if properly printed and taken care of). Whereas plastisol won't crack, dye can't crack, so dyes should give you a better print for the longterm.

Quote: Originally Posted by cam One of the things that confused me was when the word dye was used. As I understand it there is a method of printing that injects dye into the shirt so I think this furthered my confusion.

There's no need to inject dye into the shirt; it's dye, so it does that part on its own.

It's just another print medium. You can use plastisol ink, you can use waterbased ink, you can use dye, etc. - some methods just aren't talked about as much as others.

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