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Monday, December 1, 2014

Processes Used By Custom Screen Printing Services

By Ida Dorsey


Tee shirt printing has been vastly popular since pop culture references and other types of media has influenced it. There are so many inexpensive ways in achieving this, and it is to each their own techniques. But what is special to this is that any person, provided with the right materials and knowledge, can do this themselves.

This time though is for silk screens. You can freely do custom screen printing services in Fort Worth TX and any other places that offer this. Mostly they can give customers services that does not have to be in bulk, and this is quite an advantage for their businesses. Although you can actually do the same.

This is done by first coating the screens in photo emulsion then seemingly cut an image out from it by using bright light. What you need are necessary materials to be able to do this, and with careful and attention to detail, this would be done well. Just make sure you have everything set up and ready.

The materials that you would need for this procedure includes a screen frame or you can also use an old frame that can tightly hold the screens. Next is you need a photo emulsion with sensitizer, and then a bulb which is two hundred fifty watts which can be bought for four dollars, and latex gloves. The room you use should be pitch black.

Of course, you would need a plain shirt, a squeegee which can be bought for fourteen dollars, silk screen fabric ink which can be more or less five dollars, and then a small piece of cardboard or smooth thin piece of wood. This one is used for the inside of the shirt. This is during the printing process.

To prepare the design of the screens, you need to first setup the frame and screens and make sure they are tightly placed. Then you add and splay over the photo emulsion which should be mixed in with the sensitizer. Use the squeegee to evenly spread it. Make sure that the covered area is twice the size of the design to leave room for it.

After fully spreading it you have to leave it on a pitch dark room for about two hours or more until it dries. Go into the room but make sure it is not exposed to any light just yet. Print out the design you have in a clear sheet and then using masking tapes, tape it over the screen. This is what makes it cut out the design on the layer of emulsion.

Do this for fifteen minutes before turning on the lights. Do not peel it completely just yet, take a look first if the cut out is faint enough before deciding to peel off the print out. Be careful not to overexpose it or the image would bleed over the screen.

Clean it with water and let it dry before placing it over the cloth. Make sure it is aligned well and that the cloth has a cardboard behind it. Pour the ink and spread it with the help of the squeegee and press it well and slide it in various directions to level the layer. Carefully take the screen out and let it dry.




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