How to be a Screen Printer with Screen Printing Q&A

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  • How to be a Screen Printer with Screen Printing Q&A. In todays video I test out some new inks from Matsui and Permaset Aqua. We get stuff done and I answer a few questions from The Print Life facebook group.
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  • @ThePrintLife
    @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety +4

    How Hot is Your City? Tell me in the comments!

  • @dalethr3se7ens74
    @dalethr3se7ens74 Před 6 lety

    this is the most rewarding unforgiving business i've ever got into the only job where training is irrelevant instead fucking up and learning from your mistakes is a must . you have helped me out more than you will ever know my man,keep up the great work

  • @onewest126
    @onewest126 Před 6 lety +1

    Print Fam! Niagara Falls Canada...was about 97 degrees all week. Got some rain last night and cooled things off. 77 right now...perrrrrrrfect!

  • @andrewfarias2658
    @andrewfarias2658 Před 6 lety +1

    We are in az as well. We have a big dryer and a couple flashes running during the day and it gets hot up in the shop. We try to start early and leave early. We also just got a swap cooler that has vents just over the printing stations. It helps but both our dark room and washout room are like sweat rooms.

  • @nobsky1
    @nobsky1 Před 3 lety

    True true you need them darn primary colors ready to go!

  • @blackheartteesclothing
    @blackheartteesclothing Před 6 lety +1

    Great Content as always Cam. San Antonio right now 92 degrees 47% Humidity

  • @madisonsmith3424
    @madisonsmith3424 Před 6 lety +1

    Congratz on 12k subs!!!!!!

  • @AS-cy1jt
    @AS-cy1jt Před 4 lety

    I'm a newbie, loving the videos.. always wanted to do this,

  • @ClaptonCheeks
    @ClaptonCheeks Před 4 lety

    Watching this in az in the winter and it’s a nice 70

  • @bryanquenga2145
    @bryanquenga2145 Před 6 lety

    Keep it growing. 🌱 Print fam!

  • @Demon2049
    @Demon2049 Před 6 lety

    Nice vid. Glad your back. Print fam!

  • @cr8zyeditor
    @cr8zyeditor Před 6 lety

    Just out of a heat wave, a cool 18 C/64 F 99% humidity in Digby, Nova Scotia. Rain just ended and back to sunshine for the weekend.

  • @madisonsmith3424
    @madisonsmith3424 Před 6 lety +2

    What up!!! Great video as always brotha. Did I see you burn a screen, put the screen in your dip tank, and then washout the stencil?? That’s a new one for me, very curious! Thanks for all the juicy content you put out here man

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety +1

      we have a small dip tank that is just filled with water it pre softens the emulsion makes washout allot easier.

  • @shirtpeddlerrob6583
    @shirtpeddlerrob6583 Před 6 lety

    sick holmes! like this one. get some!

  • @prototypeeight9503
    @prototypeeight9503 Před 6 lety +1

    Austin cooled off a little thanks to some rain this week - 95F with 46% humidity.

  • @darknytestudios
    @darknytestudios Před 5 lety

    I love the same color contrast shirts

  • @RSM1
    @RSM1 Před 6 lety

    PRINTFAM!!!

  • @ImBritoEric
    @ImBritoEric Před 5 lety

    im trying to learn this thanks

  • @Sundheden
    @Sundheden Před 5 lety +7

    A year late, but wouldn't it be easier to mix them using a huge syringe for measuring each pigment precisely compared to a scale?

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 5 lety +7

      Its crazy, I for sure never thought to try that!

  • @danielmullins572
    @danielmullins572 Před 6 lety

    Hey Cam Awesome video! I've had that happen with the ink spot drying in the screen during production it's pretty annoying. If you use a pump up water spray bottle used for gardening you can get those out. Or if you clean the screen and use some water-based screen cleaner with a paper towel it seems to work well. This way you don't need to remake the entire screen.

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety

      We tried it all, I think if was Jesses greasy ass sweat, I would not come out for anything. Good advice though I will try that next time.

    • @danielmullins572
      @danielmullins572 Před 6 lety

      The Print Life lol that's funny. Also our environments are very different. You guys have way dryer heat than NY.

  • @tyrelyazzie1919
    @tyrelyazzie1919 Před 6 lety

    Seattle and it’s in the 70’s... I’m from Arizona so I definitely know what 100 and 101 degrees feels like.

  • @tataygemspub3385
    @tataygemspub3385 Před 6 lety +1

    Hi Cam, can you make a mini bio pic video of your business? from the beginning to date a little bit background and idea how to start the business, or if theres already, hit me a link.. Ever since i got the idea of making instead of buying, and also, im a big guy, so there is limited clothes to buy, first thing came to my mind was screen printing DIY clothes. ever since your channel popped in my home page, you got me man.. i like how hard working you are same time fun and cool at all times.. keep it up man! godbless!

  • @angelitovijuk
    @angelitovijuk Před 6 lety

    Raining Greensboro NC. Print fan

  • @geeky1818
    @geeky1818 Před 6 lety

    Print Fam yo!!

  • @blacksheepserigraphie9209

    16 Celsius which is 60 Fahrenheit 52% humidity in Seytroux France. It’s also 10 pm after a rainstorm. Normally around 27 Celsius = 80 Fahrenheit

  • @inkingsink
    @inkingsink Před 6 lety +1

    Print Life..!

  • @noimdaveman
    @noimdaveman Před 3 lety

    Subbed as soon as I saw you crack open a Zevia lol

  • @kevinbermudez710
    @kevinbermudez710 Před 5 lety

    dixie cups might help with the color mixing.

  • @eddiebutler3196
    @eddiebutler3196 Před 5 lety

    print fam bam

  • @kevinbermudez710
    @kevinbermudez710 Před 5 lety

    sup dude . I use to work for a circuit board company and we used little disposable Dixie cups to mix colors. just a idea. not sure if its cost affective but worth a try to get those equal portions.

  • @JMike-gz5co
    @JMike-gz5co Před 5 lety

    I ran that 4 color with no micros for about a year out of necessity. I became surprisingly skilled with my "registration hammer" XD

  • @sentry9834
    @sentry9834 Před 6 lety

    You mentioned that you're not comfortable recommending the starter kits. Just wondering if you could do a video on how you would start a shop knowing what you know now. What equipment you would recommend a beginner start off with.

  • @terryschane1251
    @terryschane1251 Před 4 lety

    @ThePrintLife, Do you store screens from a repeat job/repeat clients without reclaiming/re-burning each time? If so, how do you store them?

  • @xderiwx
    @xderiwx Před 6 lety

    Hey Cam,
    Are you guys washing out images with the actual pressure washer pressure or is that normal hose pressure?
    Thanks!

  • @TheFrankd70
    @TheFrankd70 Před 6 lety +1

    Scented inks? That could really be on to something!

  • @joechabaks7733
    @joechabaks7733 Před 6 lety

    we are in the middle of a heat wave here in norff jersey so it's gets up to 95-96 in the shop (4th floor) w/ the ovens on. ink flows nice tho. sometimes i just print at night. speaking of heat, dude, stop drinking soda in it. really bad for you in hot conditions. water baby water.
    i recently did a job w/ matsui discharge but those shirts faded quite a bit. also when you stretch test it really cracks up. anyone have a good discharge recommendation?

  • @michaelapplewhite4715
    @michaelapplewhite4715 Před 6 lety

    Jackson Ms. 85° 70% only 85 because it rained today.. been 92° plus all this week

  • @jvzqz13
    @jvzqz13 Před 4 lety

    For any normal ink, does the shirt HAVE to go through the heater belt? or can flash dry be okay? why does the shirt go through the hater belt?

  • @kathy5939
    @kathy5939 Před 4 lety

    9 degrees celcius, Ontario Canada (a year late) but just found your channel.... so interested in starting up. Need equipment!!! ...

  • @hotboxprintstudio
    @hotboxprintstudio Před 6 lety +1

    Shirt turned out clean by the way IMHO.... *regardless of the color not being exact

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety +2

      I agree. The shirt looks better in person. The system is pretty cool I mix another color later and I worked great, So it seems like some colors will be closer than others.

    • @WyndellEarles
      @WyndellEarles Před 5 lety +1

      I realize this is an older post but I just wanted to comment on it. Whenever you use transparent white, ALWAYS mix your primarily colors first and then add to the transparent white. You can measure the primary colors separately from the trans white. Also, if you convert the percentages to grams, you can set your scale to grams and it works out perfectly. Those Pantone formulas are not forgiving. I’ve been printing for 30 years and have mixed hundreds of pounds of ink colors. Your posts are fantastic! Keep up the great work.

  • @collinvassell12345
    @collinvassell12345 Před 6 lety

    Print fan

  • @glynishughs1048
    @glynishughs1048 Před 6 lety

    And here we are in the uk getting excited about 77 degrees with a humidity of 41 :-)

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety

      Damn, thanks for watching all the way from the UK.

  • @pwalshKansas
    @pwalshKansas Před 6 lety

    In my experience most ink companies use proprietary color matching formulations for Pantone simulations and don't rely on the percentage of mixing colors called out on the Pantone fan deck

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety +1

      That may be the case. Im excited to mix more colors and see how many are accurate.

  • @distortedcrab
    @distortedcrab Před 6 lety +1

    Print Fam

  • @joseluisbermudez2722
    @joseluisbermudez2722 Před 6 lety

    Hi print Fam . here in Buenos Aires, Argentina 11°c/51°F 84%H

  • @jacobhoskins7224
    @jacobhoskins7224 Před 6 lety

    New guy looking to get into screen printing. Why do you tape the top of the screen before you ink it? As always, love the videos!

  • @serigraf28
    @serigraf28 Před 6 lety

    ello friend greetings from argentina .... I would like to know if the inks you used in this video are water-based inks or plastisol? I told you here in my city we have a temperature of -2 ° much much cold.

  • @willisthehy6961
    @willisthehy6961 Před 5 lety +2

    You walk with your arms out 😂😂

  • @STOPTHECAPPLEASE
    @STOPTHECAPPLEASE Před 5 lety

    What ink mixing system are you using

  • @alanfields001
    @alanfields001 Před 6 lety

    It's 90° with 70% humidity in Miami

  • @advancedtshirts
    @advancedtshirts Před 6 lety +2

    Why did the color match it not work? I can tell you why. Pantone is not based on a color model so how can you match a color without a color model. But thank God you got lucky! And you right about primary colors.

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety

      as far as I know, They built the pigment system of the color model Pantone uses. When I mixed the darker purple it seemed to get real close. So I have high hopes for the system.

    • @advancedtshirts
      @advancedtshirts Před 6 lety +1

      Pantone is not a color model it is color matching system with numerical values and names give to the colors. So it just just spot color system which is why you will not find it in the color models of the graphics applications. You will only find it as list of spot colors to choose from.

    • @advancedtshirts
      @advancedtshirts Před 6 lety +1

      You can see the science here
      czcams.com/video/cQm3aHEDm3c/video.html

  • @shawnsderbyden1032
    @shawnsderbyden1032 Před 6 lety

    In iowa its a nice 80° with65% humidity

  • @optimumgraphicsllc3837

    78 degrees in Eastern NC Real Feel of 81 degrees and humidity is 81 percent....not hot here!

  • @myoung48281
    @myoung48281 Před 5 lety

    Does anyone know about using permaset premium on coroplast?

  • @rrobinjoe
    @rrobinjoe Před 6 lety

    Today it’s 114! Riverside, CA

  • @grizzly168
    @grizzly168 Před 5 lety

    5 degrees in NY

  • @genelarose3055
    @genelarose3055 Před 6 lety

    Print Fam! 95 degrees - 86% humidity

  • @zeyah9374
    @zeyah9374 Před 5 lety

    print fam

  • @jerrygarcia9393
    @jerrygarcia9393 Před 6 lety +3

    San Bernardino ca 115° __ 8%h 3:41 pm

  • @papii_uzumaki7365
    @papii_uzumaki7365 Před 5 lety +1

    What city are you in and do u think I should get a job at a screen printing shop before I start my company or should I learn through experience

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 5 lety

      Its not a horrible idea to get a job in a shop first to see if the process of screen printing is something you will enjoy.

  • @robkaisher2831
    @robkaisher2831 Před 6 lety

    Madison WI 90* 81% humidity

  • @joshuahayden784
    @joshuahayden784 Před 6 lety +1

    Cam, my shop just started using the adhesive glue to put on platens so we don’t deal with all the particles getting in our lungs from the spray adhesive. The glue adhesive is not keep the platens sticky for very long. How do you keep the platens sticky or do you have to keep re-applying the glue adhesive? Thanks

    • @UFF-ChadHolcombe
      @UFF-ChadHolcombe Před 6 lety +1

      Joshua Hayden At our ship we can generally print several hundred shirts before needing to reapply. We usually clean the pallets and apply the water based adhesive in the morning and are good to go for the day unless we have a ton going down that day or are Printing on fleece.

    • @joshuahayden784
      @joshuahayden784 Před 6 lety +1

      xcellentgraphics is the water based adhesive something sold separately? Or can we just use normal tap water?

    • @UFF-ChadHolcombe
      @UFF-ChadHolcombe Před 6 lety +1

      Na. That’s what you are using is water based adhesive. Sometimes if your lint buildup is t too bad later in the day you can take and spray some water on the pallets and send to the flash and it will bring back some tackiness as well.

    • @joshuahayden784
      @joshuahayden784 Před 6 lety +1

      xcellentgraphics okay. I’ll test that out. Thanks for your input.

  • @lord-skinner
    @lord-skinner Před 6 lety

    Nashville 86° & 86% humidity...

  • @APPOID
    @APPOID Před 6 lety

    What do you think about the future of screen printing shirts? Will DTG displace it? There are so many websites like spreadshirt making it easy for customers to order some printed shirts. Why should they call a local shop and try to explain what they want? Some clicks on the internet are much easier. I have problems to get new customers for my local business.

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety

      To some degree I think it will. Those Kornit whatever machines are getting very fast and color accurate. I'm not sure were screen printing fits in the future but I don't think it will go away completely. and even if dtg dose take over, the need for local printer will always remain its just hard to predict what we will print with.

  • @SevenSlotSociety
    @SevenSlotSociety Před 6 lety

    #PRINTFAM

  • @4F_ranch
    @4F_ranch Před 4 lety

    What was he doing with the squeegee between the pieces of wood? Cleaning? Sharpening?

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 4 lety +1

      Sharpening the cheap way. A hot knife is ideal but sanding work just fine for us broke folks.

  • @oshyn5131
    @oshyn5131 Před 6 lety +1

    Its 118 here in PHX, AZ

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety

      Hey man, my god damn thermometer in the shop must be busted or something. It's brand new, piece of Chinese crap!

    • @oshyn5131
      @oshyn5131 Před 6 lety

      it certainly feels like 118 haha

  • @jimmyrios6815
    @jimmyrios6815 Před 4 lety

    Print fam

  • @patcairncross7161
    @patcairncross7161 Před rokem

    You are TOOO!! FUUCCKKIIN’ FUNNYY !!!!!!

  • @thevictoryreport1
    @thevictoryreport1 Před 6 lety

    Printfam

  • @rrittenhouse
    @rrittenhouse Před 6 lety

    New subscriber. Reyes The Entrepreneur sent his viewers here to check your channel out. I love it! Also, 71F / 91% humidity @ 12:45AM

  • @jasonenz4238
    @jasonenz4238 Před 6 lety +1

    Wash that permaset! Inquiring minds...

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety +1

      after running another job Jesse was having some issues with the ink crawling up the squeegee blade.

    • @jasonenz4238
      @jasonenz4238 Před 6 lety

      The Print Life - my black does that bad but it don't bother me. There's ways to combat that. :)

  • @Tim.McElheny
    @Tim.McElheny Před 6 lety

    100+ in Los Angeles

  • @jasonenz4238
    @jasonenz4238 Před 6 lety +1

    100% humidity and it's not raining

  • @gregmcglothlin3708
    @gregmcglothlin3708 Před 6 lety

    Today it was 114 outside inside my shop was 120ish

  • @tataygemspub3385
    @tataygemspub3385 Před 6 lety

    Philippines has only 2 season, if its HOT, is f'in HOT, if its raining, its RAINING! You should go in the Philippines man..

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety

      Arizona is the same way. Shout out to the Philippines.

  • @maynor128
    @maynor128 Před 6 lety

    Florida 90F 94% humidity

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety +1

      Im gonna be in Orlando next week. I dont know If i can handle that humidity.

    • @maynor128
      @maynor128 Před 6 lety

      The Print Life don’t plan anything outside unless it’s dark lol

  • @bernyarellano357
    @bernyarellano357 Před 6 lety

    115 degress yuma ,Az

  • @hotboxprintstudio
    @hotboxprintstudio Před 6 lety +1

    Hows the M&R been treating you now Cam???

    • @ThePrintLife
      @ThePrintLife  Před 6 lety +1

      So good. all the registration issues were because that bolts that go through the head needed to be relocktighted (that aint a word) once that was fixed and the pallets were leveled properly every things works like a charm.

  • @sophiedarling1979
    @sophiedarling1979 Před 6 lety

    Liverpool UK 15 but its night time

  • @dickprintz6018
    @dickprintz6018 Před 6 lety

    Cold as shit in Brisbane #printlife

  • @menakrose7162
    @menakrose7162 Před 6 lety

    INDONESIA unch

  • @robertkaule5344
    @robertkaule5344 Před 5 lety

    Why not discharge the water based ink, would have looked better and maybe closer the color you were looking for?

  • @aldodiaz8536
    @aldodiaz8536 Před 4 lety

    Sometimes is 28 c And sometimes is 39 a 40 c

  • @HiramJuarbe
    @HiramJuarbe Před 4 lety +1

    Soulfart i cant find it

  • @Yendi233
    @Yendi233 Před 4 lety

    Yep it’s definitely HOT AS SHIT IN AZ

  • @richardabril7445
    @richardabril7445 Před 6 lety +1

    San Jacinto ca. 107. But the sweat running down my ass kept me cool.

  • @advancedtshirts
    @advancedtshirts Před 6 lety

    55°s but I am on the other side of the planet.

  • @VidarSaeberg
    @VidarSaeberg Před 6 lety

    hehe ;) 54 F and 68%

  • @davt007
    @davt007 Před 6 lety

    52F today

  • @jamesmalett402
    @jamesmalett402 Před 6 lety

    °100\48% Dallas Texas

  • @gabriellimon757
    @gabriellimon757 Před 6 lety

    99

  • @papii_uzumaki7365
    @papii_uzumaki7365 Před 5 lety

    ?

  • @visionsscreenprinting3135

    Upper 90's w/ 50%-70% past few weeks. Ya need some damn gills ta breathe!

  • @dalethr3se7ens74
    @dalethr3se7ens74 Před 6 lety

    oh Louisianan is .......... HOT !

  • @jamesmalett402
    @jamesmalett402 Před 6 lety

    Broke2Ballin_Apparel on IG

  • @jamesmalett402
    @jamesmalett402 Před 6 lety

    Print Fam

  • @netwrkops
    @netwrkops Před 3 lety

    Print fam

  • @richardberry4748
    @richardberry4748 Před 6 lety

    Print Fam