why do people choose to use discharge ink method when doing all-over prints?

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miktoxic

Discussion Starter · Mar 19, 2012

when i wanted to outsource a job last week and checked in with a few companies i have used in the path the companies demanded it be done discharge printing method. this wasn't possible with the exact shirt my client wanted because of the fabric blend.

i mean i get the soft feel of the ink blending into the fabric opposed to plastisol but CAN"T you do all-over prints with plastisol?

and how is the garment placed on the platen when doing the discharge method and how is a multi-color possible if it were to have gradients and multicolor to be registered correctly......i heard you place the shirt on top of the platen so therefor there could be no adhesive sprayed onto platen to prevent shirt from moving everytime you print a color.

just asking....as the info out there on the internet is whack.

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ScreenFoo

· #2 · Mar 19, 2012

miktoxic said:
when i wanted to outsource a job last week and checked in with a few companies i have used in the path the companies demanded it be done discharge printing method. this wasn't possible with the exact shirt my client wanted because of the fabric blend.

i mean i get the soft feel of the ink blending into the fabric opposed to plastisol but CAN"T you do all-over prints with plastisol?

and how is the garment placed on the platen when doing the discharge method and how is a multi-color possible if it were to have gradients and multicolor to be registered correctly......i heard you place the shirt on top of the platen so therefor there could be no adhesive sprayed onto platen to prevent shirt from moving everytime you print a color.

just asking....as the info out there on the internet is whack.

I'd be surprised if there aren't more than a couple printers doing plastisol all over. I think the main rubbing points are buildup around seams, and tack. WB/Discharge releases more easily from the screen.

As for information on the internet... It surely can be.

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BnC Custom Ink

· #3 · Mar 21, 2012

I believe I have seen vacuum platens for holding the shirts in place for all over prints. Not sure if that helps you.

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TYGERON

· #4 · Mar 21, 2012

Larger all-over platens can be used. There are platens available for just about any configuration or print situation imaginable using plastisols, waterbase, discharge or whatever. Pad top platens address seams.

For every way something is done, there's probably additional equally as effective ways it can be done.

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studog79

· #5 · Mar 22, 2012

There are plastisol bases that simulate water base so depending on color of ink and shirt you could do this all over as the ink would not build up on the color or seams.

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cremaster

· #6 · Mar 22, 2012

multi-color all-over printing is done with special (= expensive) platens.

Here is an example from Action engineering: M&R® Style - AOP-Supreme

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piratepaints

· #7 · Mar 22, 2012 (Edited)

I just asked a guy why his designs looked so "high-quality" and he replied that he uses discharge inks because it removes the color of the fabric and is replaced with ink. (I don't know if this is any console to you) So, can you use discharge inks with the NeoFlex?

(I'm new here. I tried to attach a piece of his work)London 1888 — Nightmare 18x24 (Sold Out)

Alas, this is a screen print!!!

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TYGERON

· #8 · Mar 22, 2012 (Edited)

cremaster said:
multi-color all-over printing is done with special (= expensive) platens.

Less expensive:

http://www.pnwcnc.com/proddetail.php?prod=DAAP_StyleAAP_SizeEP

And you can make your own.

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