I am printing a Black and Blue logo on 100% White Polyester jerseys.
I am not worried about dye migration, but am worried about curing. Will I be able to use regular plastisol ink that cures at 320 degrees? Or will I need to buy an additive to print on polyester?
I know that ace transfer puts a additive in their ink to get it to work with polyester. You may be able to ask for their advice.They have a screen print supply business too. .... JB
Should I add some Nylabond for proper adhesion to the polyester jersey?
It's a small order, so I'd like not to buy new ink for polyester or even Nylabond for that matter!
Does anyone know if regular plastisol will adhere properly (after washing, etc) with proper curing 320 temp? or do I need to mix an additive in? If so, which additive?
(after additional searching, I just found someone suggesting 5% Nylabond to be sure of adhesion).
I just did 100 Jersys from Teamwork Athletic white with a navy and orange print. I used regular Plastisol and had no problems. I did a wash test and they washed fine. My daughter plays on the team and we have washed her uniform a dozen times and still looks great.
There is an ink just for polyester. I found a web site, Polyester ink for screen printing uniforms and read about it. I'm about to do a job using the sport-tek t-shirts and my printer said he has the ink just for polyester. I guess it stretches more and can cure at a lower temperature or something.
I print all the time on polyester using regular plastisol. The only time you need to buy poly ink is if you have to worry about color migration....such as printing white on red polyester jerseys then you have to get poly ink. Never have had a problem.
We print on Lycra wrestling uniforms and we add a streach ink to our Plastisol ink. It requires a higher temperture to cure and a longer time but it holds up well. works great on athletic fabric too.
Ive done pheonix white on a black 90% poly dri-fit shirt and it worked out just fine.
Is it somewhat heavy, on the lightweight shirt, or can you make it so it's fairly lightweight printing. My customer wants a large logo print on the back and a left chest design on front. I was watching some of the college baseball over the weekend and saw the guys from the Miami Hurricanes with the poly shirts with a big logo on front that looked pretty nice. I just don't want a heavy, thick print on the shirt since they will be used in a health spa environment.
Plastisol on 100% Polyester 
