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How much ink do I need for a 50 shirt run?



 
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Old September 30th, 2009 Sep 30, 2009 5:29:09 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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Hey everyone, this is my first post on the forums. I'm rather new when it comes to judging the amount of ink I'll need to do a run.

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Type of print: Black ink on White Gildan 8000 50/50 Poly-Cotton
Print size: 17 inches wide by 13 inches height
Mesh count: 110
Kind of ink I want to use: Enviroline Soft Hand Water Based ink
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well i have done over 200 shirts back and front with one guart of black plastisol ink. the good thing about black ink is that it takes real good on the shirts. i dont use waterbase so dont know if there is to much of a difference. good luck
 
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Default Re: How much ink do I need for a 50 shirt run?
If you are going to continue printing you will always need black. If you are mixing yourself I would say mix a small batch to make sure you get the black tone you are looking for.
 
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Thanks guys I thought about it as well, and ended up buying a Gallon of the Enviroline Soft hand water based black. Like you said I can always use it and I really doing just black and white designs (I do more complex thing but I just like how bold black on white is.)
 
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Use this *http://onestrokeinks.com/pdf/ad_consumption1.pdf

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Thank you, it was kind of weird, your link didn't show up till I quoted you to say nothing was there. This is extremely helpful though, it's much appreciated.
 
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Thank you, it was kind of weird, your link didn't show up till I quoted you to say nothing was there. This is extremely helpful though, it's much appreciated.
Yeah, it's some kind of bug in the forum software. They are suppose to be working on it.
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