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das1joker · July 25th, 2008

got all my stuff together after leaving this printing job to the last minute and ive just realised the shirt ive got is really stretchy :O

it says 100% cotton i think its stretchy because of the way it was made so getting the ink to stick shouldn't be too big a problem

but i know for sure as soon as the shirt is stretched a little bit the whole print will be cracked and turn horrible

anyway to combat this problem? such as stretching the shirt then printing onto it?

btw im using water based inks on it

help needed asap because i need to print tonight!

darwinchristian · July 25th, 2008

my suggestion is to call your ink manufacturer about a stretch additive.

better to make a customer wait an extra day or two than hand them bad product, i believe.

Perhaps some water-based printers out there will chime in with a better idea...

derek

TshirtGuru · July 25th, 2008

I haven't seen waterbased inks crack...so it shouldn't be a problem. One thing to take note when placing the shirt on the platen, is to not stretch the shirt, softly lay the shirt and smooth out the print area without stretching the shirt.

das1joker · July 25th, 2008

i think il just try it and see

looks like il have to buy another shirt to do it properly though

its only a gift so not a great loss

MotoskinGraphix · July 25th, 2008

The only cracking water based shirts I have done were my first white on black tee prints. I still havent got that one down yet.

das1joker · July 25th, 2008

im not worried about the print cracking when its on the shirt

its when the shirt is stretched that im worried about

brent · July 25th, 2008

Low quality, opaque waterbased inks will crack, especially if not cured properly. Try Matsui. They make a white WB that stretches very well. I buy it from Westix out in California, give them a call at 800-741-3887 and ask them about it.

It's not going to solve your problem today, but it would be good to use in the future.