aplusbowling

We've all seen the posts about what to do about fibrelation (fibers showing through print), but what REALLY causes it? I've only seem to notice it on dark 100% cotton shirts. There have been many suggestions to stop this from happening, but what really causes it?

Just want some opinions...

 

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Paul204

I don't know if the problem you are referring to and fibrillation are the same thing.

There is a very good article on fibrillation on the screenprinters.net website that you can read here U.S. Screen Print & Inkjet Technology - Articles.

Fibrillation is a problem, usually with lighter coloured garments, in which the fibers of the shirts break through after it has been washed repeatedly.

 

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jezhangun

like the article says , its cuased by an ink deposit that is too thin to sufficiently encapsulate or matt down the shirt fibers......

its more noiticeable in high contrast situations.....like the article says red on white or white on black....on a black shirt ...if the first stoke cycle (before the flash) does'nt fully matt down the fibers and then gets flashed , the stuck up fibers are sealed in plastic and are next to impossible to matt down after the flash with the next print cycle.....

on white shirts (especially with wet on wet or softhand printing) the print looks fine fresh out of the dryer but after washing the fibers break free from the thin coat of plastisol and break through the ink film, and since the shirts fibers are white it looks as if the print is fading...

buy a magnifying loupe and check it out

basic cause ...insufficient fiber matt down

 

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BiGGraphics

So how is insufficient fiber matt down resolved?

 

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allcustomwear

Also, buy ringspun cotton tees instead of basic carded cotton. This won't be a problem, or as much of one, then.

 

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