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Arithian · May 9th, 2008

BobbieLee,

Thanks for the reply. I sent you a PM for some details on certain things like the way you mist and what not.

As for lighter resolution on pretreatment. No I have not tried two coats but just one coat of the lesser resolution is too broken up. I read a post on dot sizes and the print heads that go with them. Apparently the 4880 Print Head has a smaller dot size than the print heads with the earlier T-Jets and the HM-1, therefore a higher resolution is needed to get a full coat.

This would also explain why the sample I got for the HM-1 had a full white coat but was very thin and the full white coat we get from the Blazer Express is thicker. More ink to get that full white coat, however I will try two passes of a lesser resolution.

Too much white ink may be the problem though. When it peels, if it is pulled it stretches and pulls off more white ink. I will try your pretreat method, if the problem persists I will try different ways to get less white ink.

Thanks again, much appreciated!

May 9th, 2008	- #5 (permalink)
Arithian T-Shirt Lover T-Shirt Fan Thread Starter You can call me: Joe Member Since: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 69 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: White Ink (Post Wash Peel) BobbieLee, Thanks for the reply. I sent you a PM for some details on certain things like the way you mist and what not. As for lighter resolution on pretreatment. No I have not tried two coats but just one coat of the lesser resolution is too broken up. I read a post on dot sizes and the print heads that go with them. Apparently the 4880 Print Head has a smaller dot size than the print heads with the earlier T-Jets and the HM-1, therefore a higher resolution is needed to get a full coat. This would also explain why the sample I got for the HM-1 had a full white coat but was very thin and the full white coat we get from the Blazer Express is thicker. More ink to get that full white coat, however I will try two passes of a lesser resolution. Too much white ink may be the problem though. When it peels, if it is pulled it stretches and pulls off more white ink. I will try your pretreat method, if the problem persists I will try different ways to get less white ink. Thanks again, much appreciated!
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