Screen Printing Inks 101 | Plastisol, Water Based, and What You Need to Know
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- New to the print game or want to test out some new inks? This is the video for you. Confused by the options? There are lots of screen printing inks, and it's not always easy to figure out exactly which one is right. We discuss plastisol, water based, discharge inks, and much more. Most of the inks work the same, so look at how the inks perform for your application.
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Availability, Printability, Price. These are the sweet spots you should look for: if you can't get the ink, it's not for you! If it doesn't print well, what's the point? And if the price isn't right...well, good luck.
You'll also learn about dye migration, garment types, ink viscosity, and a ton of powerful details to help you navigate the world of screen printing inks. Understanding the right principles is powerful. This is how.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Availability, Printability, Price
01:15 Types of Inks
01:52 Plastisol
02:25 Garment Types & Inks
04:40 Water Based & Discharge
06:18 Silicone
06:42 Testing New Inks
07:42 Outro
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Nice, I’ve not even got to heat pressing stage yet due to researching what I need first but I think the water based ink is best as I feel customers like the quality of ink embedded into the garment. Great videos.
This was an excellent video, very informative. Thank you for taking the time.
Quality of video! Beast. Great thumbnail design too! haha but super informative as well, thank you.
Great Video with awesome information,,,Good Job
Thank you so much for the video, it was really helpful! Take care, God bless you! 😊🔥
Very nice video, quite informative, would have helped if there were visuals of each output (how each ink would look on the tees)
Blessed good morning dear 😊. Not a printer but will like to try n your video n awesome instructions are very clear♥️. Thank you very much and have a very blessed safe day 🙏. Keep on inspiring 💕
Appreciate your advice
excelente video, gracias
excellent thanks
What screen mesh count should I use for water based black ink & what mesh count should I use for water based black ink?
Success always ... very inspired to see your videos. HAPPY HAPPY
So when using water based inks, how do you make black ink lighter, and white ink lighter looking?
Hi dear, can you please tell me which ink is permanently printed on plastic shopper bags
Great video man this really cleared a lot of things up for me! I just had a couple questions regarding plastisol ink. So the hoodie I use for my brand is 80/20 cotton/poly. Do you think I would be better to use low bleed ink or a poly ink? Also, you recommend getting two separate screens with different mesh counts if I'm also working with 100% cotton garments and cotton ink, or could I get away with just getting one for now? Thanks!
for the 80/20, low bleed should be fine just keep an eye on it. The amount of screens is dependent on the art your printing vs the material.
@@printavo Awesome thank you
I'm printing simple 1 -2 color logos on used fire hose, low thread count cotton / canvas.
These are for dog toys. What do you suggest ink wise that will last and be safe in case ingested. Now there's a question for you that you don't get often... what inks can my dog eat?
Look for inks used in child clothing and chemicals for it
What’s the best ink to use on 100# paper posters? Thx!
Hi does anyone know if plastisol inks are the same as an opaque ink?
i had my first print today , i just started , very slowly , trying to get to know everything there is i need to know , bought what i could and made what i could thanks to my dad doing his best to support me , made a screen , tested the emulsion and found the result i was looking for , until i got to the printing part , tried my hands on a one color page with a lot of detail just to see if the screen was right and the mesh i used was good enough , everything was a success until i got to the ink , i bought plastisol inks , tried the black , i didn't know it would smell that rubbery , but i didn't bother with the smell , however my problem is how heavy it was , too thick and very high viscosity , the print was alright , my first try after all , but i didn't expect the ink to be that heavy , is it normal ? or is there something am missing ?
could you push the ink through the screen? if yes, its okay. u need to stir the ink a few minutes before printing, so it will be thinner. also, sometimes you need a paint thinner, and thin the ink. but be careful, it can make your ink less efficiant
@@milan9340 it did go through, the print was okay, and i already bought some paint thinner and used it, seems to be better for the moment, still have not tried it
@@specta4154 its fine, thin it until its running, and looks like in the videos:D but be careful, dont overdo it.
@@milan9340 thanks bro, it worked wonderfully
@@specta4154 glad to hear that, you are welcome:)
what about canvas tote bags?
Chances are it’s 100% cotton
i cant recomend local shops lol