Hi all,
I am using some Permaset supercover ink (it's some rather opaque water based ink) to print tees, and I am having a hard time with the ink drying in the screen.
I don't have any fancy setup, just full contact of a screen sitting on top of a shirt. When I print, everything comes out nicely, but when I go to rinse the screen out, a ton of ink stays behind.
I bought some ink cleanup (tr blend), and thought that might help, but it doesn't take any ink out of a screen, so I poke a needle through parts where it's totally clogged...
What am I doing wrong?
And while I am asking, I also have trouble with my flood stroke. When I pull a bead of ink along, I am trying to press lightly, and the ink just works up the squeegee blade, instead of making a nice coating on the screen (it just coats a few inches). There's a lot of ink on the squeegee, so I don't think I am putting too little, plus I've read that you shouldn't put too much water-based ink on in one go.
I would really appreciate any help! Thanks in advance.
I am using some Permaset supercover ink (it's some rather opaque water based ink) to print tees, and I am having a hard time with the ink drying in the screen.
I don't have any fancy setup, just full contact of a screen sitting on top of a shirt. When I print, everything comes out nicely, but when I go to rinse the screen out, a ton of ink stays behind.
I bought some ink cleanup (tr blend), and thought that might help, but it doesn't take any ink out of a screen, so I poke a needle through parts where it's totally clogged...
What am I doing wrong?
And while I am asking, I also have trouble with my flood stroke. When I pull a bead of ink along, I am trying to press lightly, and the ink just works up the squeegee blade, instead of making a nice coating on the screen (it just coats a few inches). There's a lot of ink on the squeegee, so I don't think I am putting too little, plus I've read that you shouldn't put too much water-based ink on in one go.
I would really appreciate any help! Thanks in advance.