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Old July 3rd, 2009 Jul 3, 2009 10:14:52 PM -   #1 (permalink)
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Ok so Ive been screen printing for a few months now......stated out with plastisol and got pretty comfortable relatively quick......when I burn a screen with dxp for plastisol inks , I burn for 30 minutes using a 500 watt halogen and get a solid 7 with a step wedge....so I purchased some swr water base emulsion

here i go with the swr water base emulsion ...I am attempting to print a 4 color process job for myself..just some t-shirts with an ad on the back and the company name on the front.I coat the screens and let them dry overnight...burn the 1st screen for 30 minutes ...I forget to put the step wedge on..as I am washing out the 1st screen the 2nd screen is burning....but the first screen wont washout.....I start scratching my head......why wont this washout.......over exposed.......

I run to my stop watch and look ..14 minutes have gone by...so I turn the 500 watt halogen off and washout the 2nd screen ( I put the step wedge on this time) this screen washes out perfect.......

heres my question.

why does it take me 30 minutes with dxp emulsion and 14 minutes with swr emulsion?

I coat them both the same 1/1


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Old July 3rd, 2009 Jul 3, 2009 11:09:40 PM -   #2 (permalink)
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Ok so Ive been screen printing for a few months now......stated out with plastisol and got pretty comfortable relatively quick......when I burn a screen with dxp for plastisol inks , I burn for 30 minutes using a 500 watt halogen and get a solid 7 with a step wedge....so I purchased some swr water base emulsion

here i go with the swr water base emulsion ...I am attempting to print a 4 color process job for myself..just some t-shirts with an ad on the back and the company name on the front.I coat the screens and let them dry overnight...burn the 1st screen for 30 minutes ...I forget to put the step wedge on..as I am washing out the 1st screen the 2nd screen is burning....but the first screen wont washout.....I start scratching my head......why wont this washout.......over exposed.......

I run to my stop watch and look ..14 minutes have gone by...so I turn the 500 watt halogen off and washout the 2nd screen ( I put the step wedge on this time) this screen washes out perfect.......

heres my question.

why does it take me 30 minutes with dxp emulsion and 14 minutes with swr emulsion?

I coat them both the same 1/1


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Old July 4th, 2009 Jul 4, 2009 7:35:05 AM -   #3 (permalink)
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you know I thought is was thinner...I wasnt sure...I thought to myself " ahhh , your crazy..its the same"

it took me like 10 minutes and 10 dollars at the car wash to get the screen that I burned for 30 minutes to come clean...what a nightmare......lol

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