Discuss the various aspects of screen printing. Inks, speciality printing, print locations, durability, etc. what causes cracking after washing?
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what causes cracking after washing?
print looks good but after washing the print is pretty cracked. What am I doing wrong? Thanks,Brad
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Re: what causes cracking after washing? What kind of ink are you using and what color?
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Re: what causes cracking after washing? Most likely the print is curing properly. How are you curing?
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Re: what causes cracking after washing? what do i need to do to cure it all the way through? 350 in 6 ft hix dryer is what i am doing
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Re: what causes cracking after washing? You need to make sure the ink on the shirt get up to 320. Do you have temp gun to find out how hot the ink is getting on the shirt?
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Re: what causes cracking after washing? undercuring for sure. Might need to bump up your temp up a little more say 380 and lower the belt speed a little.
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Re: what causes cracking after washing? thank you very much
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