Washing off inks with a white base.

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das_king

Discussion Starter · Sep 17, 2006

So I am having trouble printing on a dark color shirt, I applied a white base, flash dry it until touch then use it applied a yellow on top of there. But the ink keep washing off, does anyone know how long am I suppose to cure this kind of shirt for and how high does it need to get?

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Ben

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neato

· #2 · Sep 18, 2006

What kind of ink are you using? How long are you flashing the underbase?

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Squirts

· #3 · Sep 18, 2006

das_king said:
So I am having trouble printing on a dark color shirt, I applied a white base, flash dry it until touch then use it applied a yellow on top of there. But the ink keep washing off, does anyone know how long am I suppose to cure this kind of shirt for and how high does it need to get?

Thanks

Ben

total cure is 320 degrees.... however gel cure for bottom print is between 180 and 220 if bottom ink is completely cured during the flash stage, top ink will flake off in the wash.

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Fluid

· #4 · Sep 18, 2006

squirts is correct. It sounds like the white is staying and the yellow is coming off.
Could aslso be
Under curing in the dryer.

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das_king

Discussion Starter · #5 · Sep 20, 2006

If a base if undercured, and I have already applied and cured the colors on top, is there anyway that I can prevent the flaking in washing?

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Ben

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Fluid

· #6 · Sep 21, 2006

run through your dryer longer than you normally would. This might set the ink.

are you using a conveyer dryer or a flash unit to cure your designs.

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das_king

Discussion Starter · #7 · Sep 22, 2006

Thanks for the help guys,

I got it to work by drying it again, but only twice as long as before. I washed the shirts today and there dont seem to be any problems anymore.

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