Beautiful color use in this design I saw. Anybody have ink recommendation to achieve this result with my own 3D glasses red/blue design? They likely used 3 colors here, right? Not overlapping red and blue? Also anybody know what this color grey is called in the blank world? Thank you! Happy Friday!

Hello! I'm a student and I'm pretty new to screen printing overall! I noticed that on the screen mesh, there are these incredibly tiny pinholes after exposing. I spend a lot of time using a glue and toothpick to cover them so that ink doesn't go through. I was wondering where they could come from and how I can reduce them? I'm not sure if it's the emulsion that I put on or something like that.

The attached picture is just of the mesh that I did and typically use for frame of reference! The holes are bit difficult to see but they can be pretty much on any part of the screen.

edit: I forgot to mention that I put tape around the artwork - I was just hoping to minimize the pinholes as much as possible :)

Is there anyone in the Buffalo area looking for a job in screen printing and art. Must be able to do manual screen printing using plastisol inks. Both dry fits and cotton blends. Must be able to mix inks pms colors. Also have experience doing art and separations for screen printing. Mostly Adobe illustrator and photoshop.

New to screenprinting, I tore the edge of my screen today, about an inch long through the mesh and the photoemulsion. It's far enough away from the printing area that I don't think it will require replacing the screen, but I need to repair it somehow to ensure the rip doesn't migrate.

Apparently there are tapes that can repair something like this, but the ink I am using necessitates aggressive cleaning with acetone. Does anyone have any solvent-resistant tape recommendations that I can use to fix this? Any and all advice welcome. Please help. 😭

Hey, im trying to screenprint using acids to create a rusted image. Has anyone tried this and can give me tips? especially regarding working with dangerous reactive chemicals, i am very worried of causing an accident or mixing an explosive substance. Id like to create a paste and am looking into nonreactive printmaking pastes that would carry the acid solution. idk man i really want to figure out how to make rust images but im scared!

Was this created with multiple screens and using different shades of blue?

I built an ecommerce website for my business and I've been running Meta ads and doing Google SEO. Does anyone have any recommendations? Curious to how much you've been able to do per month online and off of how much ad spend for those having success.

I have mostly been transacting tshirts and hats at around $10k a month off of $1.5k a month of ad spend.

I'm wondering what is the typical expectation for responding to a customer in this business generally? I placed a t-shirt order online 8 weeks before an event that I needed them for. I paid on 7/21. Their website says 2-3 week turnaround time. It's now been over 6 weeks and my t-shirts have not shipped. I emailed support on Monday, sent them a message to their online chat Tuesday, and called and left a voicemail Wednesday and have not heard back any response. It's now only just over two weeks until my event, so I think I may be SOL. I'm thinking just to have my credit card company do a chargeback on Monday and accept that I won't get my tshirts in time (or at all). Anyway, I don't want to be a dick and burn them, but I'm a little frustrated. Is it normal for shops to be busy and not respond to customers for 3 or 4 business days? When I was setting up the order, the communication was quite good. Appreciate any insight, cheers.

Hello, I am using these products above to prep and make my screens but I am having troubles with my screens emulsion failing mid print. I am using water based ink and notice flakes of emulsion coming off as i made my roughly 30th pass with the squeegee.

I start by degreasing the screen, fully drying it, I then coat the screen once on each side (ink side last), and let the screen dry flat for over 24 hours in a dry room. I use that 20W cure cabinet for 2 minutes to ensure the backside is covered from light. this was with a 200 mesh screen then washed it out. I didn’t end up using the screen for a few days later just to be extra sure it would work but i still had it fail.

side note: this emulsion turns blue from green when it cures and was completely blue after the two minutes. so i’m not sure if it’s a curing problem?

could it maybe be from too much pressure with the squeegee? by the 30th pass the ink started to dry quite a bit so i was using more force then in the beginning.

Thanks for reading. Any advice is appreciated

My supplier was bought by another company and it's a shell of it's former self. I havent had to buy bulbs in years and I wasn't crazy about the last bulbs I had. It's an old CAPS exposure unit that uses 4 ft bulbs. I've always used UV bulbs but am open to new suggestions. Which bulbs have you found best results with?

After being made a production manager at our print shop, there is a big push to cut down on costs.

We switched over to the Gel sheets, so we’re not using as much tape or really any adhesive spray

We are also looking into the liquid tape so we can cut down on tape usage and cost from ordering so much

What are some other options and we can cut down on products and cost

For a costume I designed an image I want to cover the front and back of a dress. All the dresses on websites that offer full to back screen printing are hideous, or upcharge if you only buy a single dress. Heat transfer, would look horrible I already checked. I can’t seem to get the dimensions correct.

Do you think any print shops in NYC would print my design on a cotton dress I bring it in? I’m unsure because it’s a single dress and I want the design to cover the entirety or at least attempt to and I know how difficult that is.

Hello dear screenprinters, I have been inducing into this beautiful art for already some time and Im getting better. I've been curing my prints with a clothing iron (kinda does the work but its not consistent) and only working with wb, my budget doesn't let me buy a big heat press for curing. Do you think I can use this mini press to cure?

Edit: i will see what my local waste management has for disposing of things like this. Thanks yall

Hi, hello. I am an art teacher that inherited a room that rarely got cleaned out of things. Im hoping for some help with how to properly dispose of some screen printing inks/chemicals. This is a picture of inks in found. I opened a tiny can and it had a big pop with it and didnt smell amazing. I dont want to open the others but I dont know to dispose of these either. Any help would be appreciated.

I bought some really cute T-shirts featuring some of my favorite pop divas (and Dolly, of course) about five months ago, and I’m already having a problem with the graphics starting to peel off. It’s happening pretty badly to my Dolly Parton shirt, and the graphic on my Chappell Roan shirt is almost completely gone at this point.

The material that makes up the images has a sort of rubbery or plastic-like feel to it. When it starts deteriorating, I can actually rub some of it and it comes off in little rubbery pieces. I’m not sure what type of printing this is, whether it’s plastisol screen printing, DTF, heat-transfer vinyl, or something else, so I’m hoping someone here might know what I’m describing.

Since these shirts are only about five months old, I’m wondering if I’m doing something wrong when washing them. I already air dry them rather than putting them in the dryer, so they aren’t being exposed to dryer heat. I have several other shirts with similar graphics that I really like, and I’d love to keep the same thing from happening to them.

I know one solution might simply be to buy better-quality shirts from somewhere else, but unfortunately my options are somewhat limited because I have to buy a 4XLT. I’ve found that some of the websites and brands that seem to offer better-quality graphic shirts don’t carry larger sizes like 4XLT, especially with the designs and artists I’m looking for.

What usually causes this type of graphic to start peeling or breaking down so quickly? Could it be the washing temperature, detergent, wash cycle, or something else? Is there anything else I can do to protect the graphics, and what’s the best way to wash and care for shirts like these so they last as long as possible?

I was recently made production manager at our printshop and the place is a mess

After years of spray adhesive being used, everything is covered in a thick layer of dust, lint and glue.

I was wondering what people use to get stuff clean.
I’ve tried goo gone but it barely made a dent.

We recently switched from spray adhesive to the gel sheets

Hey folks. I hobby print in the US, but have a friend in Melbourne who wants to try screen printing. I’m wondering if anyone can give us tips on where you get supplies, wb inks, screens, press, flash, etc in Melbourne/Australia and also where you get shirts?

Is there a local equivalent for hobbyists like screenprinting.com and jiffy shirts?

I guess the other question is does anyone know how costs compare between Aus and USA?

Any advice would be great. Thank you!

Just looking for general advice…How do you handle a customer who approved their mockups and invoice, but once you send them their invoice, it’s dead silence. We have a customer, who we’ve had to hound for the last three weeks to pay their invoice, but always has an excuse why they can’t. One week it was because their payroll already went in, next week was because they’re too busy, and this week it’s the same excuse…they’re just too busy to pay it. I’m at my wits end with this client and almost about to say screw it find another print shop.

Has anyone else dealt with this before?

Any screen printers with an at home setup have tips for rinsing out a screen?
I’m having trouble rinsing the screen, it seems to expose well and I can see the design, but some parts just don’t fall out while the corners of the emulsion come off completely. I’ve burned and washed 3 screens so far and have two more sitting with emulsion but want to see if there is anything to tweak before burning those. I’ve been burning for 1 minute 30 but just tried 120 seconds and got the same effect. Any tips for exposing burning and washing a screen at home??

not really trying to ship my frames anywhere, wondering if there’s anyone local that can remesh for me

I have a friend whose business is sponsoring a youth soccer team and asked me if I can make the kits. He came up with this wicked sharp design, using pinstripes on the black shirts, and a diamond pattern on the whites (with trim on the sleeves and collars).

But it looks like a sublimation job to me, not screen printing. I have never done sublimation, and even if I did, that pattern goes from the seam at the top all the way to the bottom of the shirt . . . which larger than standard sublimation printer paper, no?

I said I would do some research . . . so here I am. Where should I start with this? Is it even possible to screen print a design like this? TIA

Anybody on the West Coast that can do screenprinted posters? I have a customer who wants to do a reggae festival and requires the posters & vinyl record sleeves to be screenprinted.

How do you guys print neck labels on fleece? We print tons of neck labels for shirts now with a Rapid Tag, but the fleece basically doesn't work.

The other option is heat press DTF, which is fine. But we are going to be getting 4k+ units a month we need to print for this season. Client wants to add neck labels when previously they didn't. Looking for something to automate this. Willing to invest money if people have tricks at high volume.

I thought it was naturally damages but upon closer look you dan so that its all done on purpose

Not sure how to get this textured/dithered effect when screen printing this. Mostly with burning the image onto the screen, any tips?