dcmgraphics

Looks like there are several companies now offering Soy based or environmentally safe "green" cleaning products for silkscreening. I am interested in using these, but curious if anyone out there has experience with them. How well do they really work?

Some I've looked up are XenZU Environmentally Safe Screen Printing Cleaners from Xenon Products on ebay and EnviroLine Green products from Silk Screening Supplies .com

Any other recommended suppliers?

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Pwear

I use Citra Paste to clean the ink from my screens. I used to use a solvent but the citra paste
works 10 times better and is supposedly better for you and the environment as well. It has a VERY strong citrus smell though, so keep the area ventilated. I bought it from silkscreeningsupplies.com.

I still use a solvent emulsion remover but I'm considering giving Enviro Strip a try as it's all natural.

 

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EasyTeesK

I use Franmar products (Strip-e-doo, Bean-e-doo, Icky-sticky-unstuck) for cleaning/reclaiming screens and to get the tack off of the platen. I've just started using the soy-based products from Lawson, so I can't say much about them, yet.

The Franmar products seem to work fine. One thing to remember is to let the product sit on the screen for about 30 seconds and then scrub the screen with a nylon scrubber. For reclaiming, I suggest a high-pressure washer to get out the "stubborn stains".

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psi

Simple Green is a good screen degreaser.

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