How To Screen Print: Tips On Curing Plastisol Inks

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How To Screen Print: Tips On Curing Plastisol Inks

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[maxbirtles]

I would like to start by saying I really appreciate all of your videos and you have saved me a lot of time, resources, and frustrated confusion! I've been having some difficulty curing my plastisol inks however. If I cure them for the recommended manufacturer time of 1 1/2 minutes at 149 degrees the plastisol turns hard and is unpleasant to touch. If I cure the inks for less time they are softer, but wash out. Any advice one what to do next?

[CatspitProductions]

@maxbirtles Thank you very much! I’m not really sure as most plastisol inks I am familiar with cure at 330 degrees F and won’t get brittle or hard unless they are severely burned during curing. If the instructions from the manufacturer of the ink are not working, then I would suggest trying a different, perhaps higher quality ink. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! ☠

[maxbirtles]

@CatspitProductions okay thanks a lot mate!

[CatspitProductions]

@maxbirtles No problem, my pleasure. Thanks for the support! ☠

[TripplebeamStudios]

Thx for another great video. I've been using my Gecko heat press to cure them. I don't have the money to get a conveyor dryer yet. I use the teflon sheet I got for free with my order, normally like $18 but it works great. I cure it at 340 degrees for 37 seconds and it's been working great. Just throwing that out there for anyone wondering if they can use their heat press instead. Thanks again Catspit!

[CatspitProductions]

@TripplebeamStudios Yes, I understand if you flash cure or semi cure the print with something you can then use a heat press to seal the deal. But I wouldn’t suggest putting wet prints under there especially multi-color. There are a couple of people here on YouTube who seem to print a decent amount of tees like that. Thanks for watching & commenting! ☠

[CatspitProductions]

@munnapakora That really depends on the lines per inch and angle of the halftone. You should try to output the halftone for the mesh count you want to use. But for white ink on dark garments you will need to reverse it as well I think so it doesn’t look like a negative. I’d try to use no higher than 200. Thanks for watching & commenting! ☠

[munnapakora]

I was wondering, what mesh to use if I want to print a photo picture in white color

[CatspitProductions]

@azza7717 Thank you very much! There are some other “home brew” options I covered in another video about flash curing tips for home. You can find it in my collection from the channel page. I’ll send it to you as well. Thanks for watching & commenting! ☠

[CatspitProductions]

@kumquatsta Not really. I mean you can print on anything with plastisol inks and then flash cure it so it is dry to the touch but it will easily rub or scratch off because it doesn’t really bond with much other than textiles. Thanks for watching & commenting! ☠