Keynote

what would you recommend? when they say air dry for water based, how long is that normally? What is it that make one better than the other??

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Uncle John

Plastisol (PVC inks) need to reach about 350 degrees to cure, Water base just needs to dry be it in a dryer or hang dry. Water Base has a softer hand but they both last about the same time on a shirt.

 

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fdsales

In order for water based ink to properly cure, it must be dryed thru a conveyor dryer with forced air in order to remove all the moisture from the ink. The time it takes depends upon dryer temp & belt speed.
Most printers like plastiol ink as it will not dry up in the screen, whereas water based ink must be printed quickly before it begins to dry & block the screen.
On the other side, water base ink has a really soft print, but it limited to mostly white/lite garments.

 

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