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Hi! I need help, please. I usually contract out my screen printing jobs to the company that provides my heat transfers for jobs we print here. However, they can't print on a snap front tunic scrub top for me because of the snaps are tearing up the screens when they print. I need to find someone who can either tell me what they need to do to fix the problem, or I need someone to say they can help me and take the job. It's a small job for now, with only 15 or 20 pieces, because it's a sample order, but this customer will soon be ordering a large quantity, and we need to get the problem resolved so that they can be screen printed. We used to heat transfer them, but the heat transfers couldn't withstand the high temperatures of the laundering and the industrial detergent. Please help, and thank you in advance!
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TYGERON
The logistics of working around snaps may be worked out.
Can you post a clear pic of the garment and the required graphic and placement?

High temperatures and industrial laundry detergent may be a critical issue with plastisol type transfers as well as standard plastisols. For that reason work wear such as scrubs that require harsher cleaning is more commonly embroidered or decorated with sublimated patches.
If the items are polyester or another synthetic, sublimation may be an option. Direct discharge may also work.
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Thank you so much for your advice! Here's a pic of the tunic.

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Hi,

What are they made of cotton? If so perhaps i can help and dtg them for you?
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TYGERON
laprostitch said:
Thank you so much for your advice! Here's a pic of the tunic.
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And the material?

I assume the graphic is left chest? If so, I don't see where the snaps would be much of an issue with the right set up.

I still think embroidery or a "dye" type process would be most effective considering the harsher washing process.
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Thank you both! The material is 55% cotton/45% poly. I really think that they like the look and feel of screen printing and want to at least try it out to see if it holds up better than the transfers did. I asked the screen printer that I usually use if they could just hang the snaps over the edge of the plate, but they said it wouldn't work like that. It's a left chest print in white only. Do any of you do that sort of thing? The first order would only be 34 pieces, but if they are happy, this can end up being up to a couple thousand pieces over the course of the year. They wanted to try out one smaller order and see how they work. Thank you both again!
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TYGERON
laprostitch said:
I asked the screen printer that I usually use if they could just hang the snaps over the edge of the plate, but they said it wouldn't work like that. It's a left chest print in white only.
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You might want to find a new printer. From the looks of the garment, printing a left chest shouldn't be difficult. A smaller platen or a raised one specifically for left chest can be used without the snaps getting in the way. If more conventional inks are going to be used, I suggest a poly. Make sure your customer is clear on what may or may not work and go for it with a few samples.

And where you located?
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Printmark
Printing should not be a problem on the garments... Any printer with a reasonable amount of experience will figure it out.. just use a small squeegee to avoid the snaps.

I've never had a complaint about Plastisol not holding up on an order, (unless ironing is involved). I would think it to be more durable than embroidery which will tend to unravel over time.
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tpitman
Either a platen with the area where the snaps would fall routed out for relief, or, what I do, tape a thin, narrow piece of plywood to the top of my platen on the left side where the print will fall and adjust the off-contact to the height of the plywood. Buttons, as on a polo, or snap, will be below the print surface.
Your printer should know this, and is making the job harder than it needs to be.
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