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Which type of paint is better quality for screenprinting.Water or Oil?



 
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Old April 21st, 2007 Apr 21, 2007 12:40:41 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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Default Which type of paint is better quality for screenprinting.Water or Oil?
I am starting a t-shirt line.A friend asked a question that got me stuck and could not move forward with the printing.I outsource all my printing jobs to a screenprinting company.My question is,Which of the two is better and more cost effective way to screenprint.Water or Oil?

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You'd be better off using screenprinting ink. Plastisol or waterbased will both give good results.
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Default Re: Which type of paint is better quality for screenprinting.Water or Oil?
Lewis is correct. One thing though, we use ink not paint
wilflex, union and Rutland are the top dawgs for ink in our industry
 
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