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I'm pretty new to the biz and I'm running into problems with curing (amongst other things.) I did a wash test and realized that almost half of the ink from the design was flaking off.
The design was in black ink on a grey organic cotton shirt.
I did only one print, then cured with my heat gun, holding it over each area 4-5 inches and for 20 seconds, continuously moving over the area.
I'm using International Coatings plastisol black ink and a Wagner 1200 watt heat gun. I'm wondering if anyone has a better idea about how long I should be curing each area for.
I don't have money for a flash dryer or conveyor dryer. Eventually, I will definatly get both but for now, I will have to make the heat gun work.
I'm also thinking about flashing it and then putting it in my conventional oven for 45 seconds or so but I didn't know if that works or what temperature to set the oven to. Any ideas or advice is helpful.
The design was in black ink on a grey organic cotton shirt.
I did only one print, then cured with my heat gun, holding it over each area 4-5 inches and for 20 seconds, continuously moving over the area.
I'm using International Coatings plastisol black ink and a Wagner 1200 watt heat gun. I'm wondering if anyone has a better idea about how long I should be curing each area for.
I don't have money for a flash dryer or conveyor dryer. Eventually, I will definatly get both but for now, I will have to make the heat gun work.
I'm also thinking about flashing it and then putting it in my conventional oven for 45 seconds or so but I didn't know if that works or what temperature to set the oven to. Any ideas or advice is helpful.