[mtmob]

does waterbased ink go through the tshirt? because i wanna print labels on the inside of the back of the shirt.......and dont want it to show.

 

[Solmu]

Sometimes. But not usually. Much like plastisol.

 

[mtmob]

will the white look good on darks?

 

[Solmu]

It should be okay. White ink on dark with waterbased can be difficult. On the plus side, for a neck label it needs to look good/legible - but not necessarily bright white. Run a sample and see how you like it, but it's likely enough to work to be worth doing that.

 

[staned]

a thin coat of white discharge is how it's done by affliction.

 

[brent]

On a darker fabric that isn't real thin, mix an opaque waterbased gray. That's how I got my best results when a client had me printing inside labels on American Apparel shirts, which are thin.

 

[brent]

Also, Josh, the higher mesh count you use, the less ink is laid down, which can help prevent ink showing through the shirt.

 

[mtmob]

Ok cool because i wanna print waterbased on organics darks and i want it to be real bright and opaque like plastisol would.....

 

[brent]

If you want bright and opaque, then use plastisol. If you want bright and soft, try discharge. You should have an oven though if you're doing discharge. What kind of equipment do you have?

 

[mtmob]

Atlas 824D Conveyor Dryer

Atlas Premium 1824 Flash Unit

Atlas Model FR44M With Rotary, Printer

Plus Atlas exposure unit but i dont know the model number...


Im basically trying to get familiar with the new printing techniques because im starting to get more and more customers requesting eco-friendly products....

 

[mtmob]

is that a proper dryer to use while printing water based??

 

[brent]

I think that oven would be pretty good for Waterbased, but you may print faster than it can handle in some situations.