No answers.....only suggestions....
How are you creating your seps? Do you trap, butt, or create gutters?
We like to create gutters.
Depending upon your artwork and ink, you might want to use a finer mesh. Backing off your print pressure might help as well as an increase in your flood and/or print speed. Less angle on the squeegee will also lay down less ink.
Are you printing off contact? I've recently read in this forum where folks don't print off contact. The only time we do not print off contact is when we print foam front hats or terrycloth towels.
Without being with you as you print, there's no sure answer. As you try to correct the problem, try one change at a time and see if it makes any difference.
As far as the youth platen leaving marks on your shirt, use a narrower squeegee that is not as wide as the platen. You can almost always get the marks out if you use a mist spray bottle of water before you run the shirt through the dryer, or less efficiently, use a steamer.
How are you creating your seps? Do you trap, butt, or create gutters?
We like to create gutters.
Depending upon your artwork and ink, you might want to use a finer mesh. Backing off your print pressure might help as well as an increase in your flood and/or print speed. Less angle on the squeegee will also lay down less ink.
Are you printing off contact? I've recently read in this forum where folks don't print off contact. The only time we do not print off contact is when we print foam front hats or terrycloth towels.
Without being with you as you print, there's no sure answer. As you try to correct the problem, try one change at a time and see if it makes any difference.
As far as the youth platen leaving marks on your shirt, use a narrower squeegee that is not as wide as the platen. You can almost always get the marks out if you use a mist spray bottle of water before you run the shirt through the dryer, or less efficiently, use a steamer.
