Do you recomend storing your coated screens for future use?
Hi There,
I read somewhere here that it was a good practice to coat your screens with emulsion a day in advance prior to exposing, to insure they are dry and ready. I used to coat them, leave them to dry and expose just a few hours later with mixed results (sometimes it would work, sometimes it would not...emulsion would get too wet and destroy the image).
I tried coating, drying and placing in a dark bag in a room temperature cabinet (closed) and exposing the next day. My success result increased so I am happy about that. My question is: to your knowledge, is there a max amount of time (days) that I can leave a coated ready screen to use at a later time, as long as I do not expose to any light/temperature change?
I am thinking to be practical and coat several during the week, and expose away come the weekend!
Thanks in advance for your comments,
Re: Do you recomend storing your coated screens for future use?
In most cases, if you are talking about a week or less, you will be ok. I wouldn't go too much longer than that, although I have seen a Ulano emulsion that says you can go 4 weeks.
Re: Do you recomend storing your coated screens for future use?
We can leave them coated for a week or two during the winter, but during the summer, the heat and humidity in the south makes the screens self expose, even in a dark room.
Re: Do you recomend storing your coated screens for future use?
Thanks for the responses, that is very interesting about humidity. I would not know...I am based out of Phoenix, AZ. We are on average 110 degrees but no humidity at all (screens would be indoors, 79 degrees).
I guess I will stick to a weekly basis, will coat them Mon-Fri after work and just expose and screen on the weekends (saves a lot of time).
Re: Do you recomend storing your coated screens for future use?
I have kept coated screens for more than two months before. And they still burn.
Normally we keep 20-40 screens coated and ready to burn.
Normally they stay on the rack ready for 2 days to 2 weeks.
Just have to be kept cool and dark.
Do you recomend storing your coated screens for future use? 
