Screenprinting Tee Shirts: Basic Introduction To Water Based Vs Plastisol Inks
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
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This is another educational video about the most basic differences between water based and plastisol inks. I have wanted to make this video for a long time but making these videos without scripting can be difficult for me to include everything I want to. Hence, I put video annotations to help add some information to the video throughout. And yes, this video has some plugs for me and my UA-cam channel. I apologize that you have to watch a little self-promotion to get to the free information….. LOL ;)
“For screen printing shirts at home, we can say there are two common types of inks used. There are air dry textile inks and plastisol textile inks. For printing posters and paper type flat work, you would use poster ink which is also an air dry ink. Either of the two textile inks may be used for screen printing shirts but the poster ink is used only for flat work and graphics printed on porous or glossy paper materials. The screen printing process for printing shirts and flat work will be very similar. It is the same process in general but there will be differences in materials used, beginning with the ink. Choosing which ink to use at home will ultimately depend on your application, economic limitations, space restrictions and/or your end goals. Many people choose to use water based ink for printing shirts because they have an eco friendly reputation. But there are plastisol inks that are manufactured today which are much more environmentally safe than you would think and comply with many government regulations regarding children.”
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Just got into screen printing and all of your videos have helped me SO much and definitely gave me an advantage when I made my first prints
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I watched many videos about silkscreening with water based ink. Once again yours is the most comprehensive and objective.
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Dude I love your comment section! You have such a good vibe that everyone is just a big ole love fest everytime! Appreciate all the free content!
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Great speaker and presenter, great poise and knowledge.
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Thank you so much, I was so confused about which emulsion to buy per waterbased or pastisol inks. I have learned alot watching your videos. I really hope you have a lot of success in this business.
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I've learned a lot from you since I started screen printing. Gonna check out your website and send some business your way. Thanks for all that you do.
+Mr. T Thank you much! I need all the support I can get ;) These mega giant superstores of screen printing suck....LOL. I appreciate it though, seriously. You're very welcome. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
You rock, dude! Thanks again for all your help!
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Man I'm so amazed by your videos and help you give to all of us.
God bless you and your business
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+CatspitProductions also what type or brand of t shirt do you use mostly and if you dont cure plastisol or water based theyll wash out in the washer is what youre saying? what if you let ink dry a few days then wash ?
I do not print commercially any longer so I do not "use" any shirt except the ones I like for myself personally. I use a Next Level for my personal shirts, Gildan 5000 for freebies often but for customers you generally use what type of garment the customer wants. You can suggest something based on their needs but often the customer will determine what type or brand they want to use. Plastisol ink needs to be cured and water based inks need to be heat set in order to be wash safe. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
+CatspitProductions oh thanks iforgot about the wash part. ihave fixer so idont need to heat set water based ink . ithought heat setting was curing.though ? also how would you make shiney gloss plastisol i watched a vid and this guy had his ink real shiney if i use plstisol i want it to shine n pop. plastisol blok its called idk thnx
My pleasure. heat setting is a little different than curing. Curing indicates a chemical reaction activated by heat whereas heat setting means just that. If I were to do a gloss print i would simply by a gloss specialty ink or perhaps additive. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
Your tutorial videos are very cool and informative. Please keep up the goodwill in sharing your knowledge.
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Love this video and your explanation on curing water base inks, which we use. I will be calling you today on purchasing one of your dryers. Thank you!
It was great speaking to you and we can't wait to try out our new Ranar D-162. thank you again.
Aha! That was you. Now I made the connection ;) I was answering a lot of comments. I have your order and it is processing. Thank you! I appreciate your business. You're very welcome and let me know if I can be of help anytime.
He so brutally honest it’s crazy.
Thank you! I try to be ;) Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
im a student at uni and just getting into screenprinting. your videos are incredibly helpful! im binge watching them like its the new season of game of thrones :P thanks a lot! based in germany otherwise would support your business! keep it up dont let the big guys get u down! thanks so much for teaching! really appreciate it! regards from berlin xx
+nicoco Thank you! Glad I can help out through my videos. Yeah one day I'll sell to the world ;) I appreciate your support. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
finished a job early and decided to do a run of shirts after a few years away from the press, this is a great refresher!
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Thank you so much. I'm a beginner this video is very helpful. Prosperity to you guy!!!!!
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Very informative video Mr. Catspit, helps me a lot! Greetings from the Philippines!
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Very helpful man!! cheers from Greece!
Thank you, glad I could help out from afar. Thanks for watching.
Very good presentation, as usual! Thanks.
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Thanks. this is so helpful. now i have a better understanding both ink type.
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Keep up the good work man, just getting into screen printing and you've been tons of help. :D
+nope noperson Awesome. Glad I can help out through my videos. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
I like your videos because you usually get right to the point instead of repeating yourself which is so annoying
lol... thank you! But I will admit that for teaching purposes I do repeat information to help people get it easily. And the casual unscripted nature of the videos may allow me to run on a little sometimes. But if you hang in there, listen closely and pay attention to things I repeat, you'll get a lot more out of the videos. I only say that because some have criticized me in the past for being repetitious. I'm glad you haven't found that to be the case so far ;) Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Great success always uncle. Very inspired. HEALTHY greetings.
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Very helpful information
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Keep up the great work
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Your videos are the best👌
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Big greetings From Egypt And thanks for your effort with us !!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for the help man you are great!
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great video! thanks a lot!!!
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you're a bad ass. thanks for the help! subscribed!
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I watched a previous video about fibrillation, and I find the advise from The Print Life to be more helpful. Basically he does print, flash, print. I tried to charge the screen off contact but ends up losing details, and this is a problem. So I would charge on the shirt, then do a few print strokes. This would give good detail, then I would flash the shirt and run a blank screen over it to smash down the fibers. This eliminates fibrillation completely. Unfortunately it slows me down because I have to wait for the pallet to cool before I can print another layer or else the plastisol will lock the screen.
To each his or her own ;) But you should not have to go through all that work to eliminate the problem. That increases labor time and ink used. Whenever time is money you want to get off the best print with the least amount of work. If you flash/print/flash on white ink alone, you may as well be printing a 2 color. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Thanks for all your knowledge bro. I am going in this business to print apparel for a good cause in my city and the world. I will pay a visit next time I'm in Pheonix bro.
You're very welcome my friend. I'm glad to know you enjoy my video work. You're welcome for a visit anytime ;) Good luck! Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
Ads are annoying no matter what you do, but it's a fair trade for a 20 minute long educational video. I say do what you need to do to make a little extra income through UA-cam. Having to wait 5 seconds before we can press "skip ad" is a small price to pay for your invaluable information. I doubt most people would mind.
Your videos have been super helpful. I plan to start a screen printing business in the very near future. Just out of my home for now, but I have a lot of confidence that it will grow quickly. Your videos have been very helpful in teaching me the ropes and understand what niche of the market I want to focus on. Water based vs plastisol is something I've been debating a lot lately so I'm glad you made this particular video. Thanks!
+Michael Yakutis Yeah well I have had to remove most of the ads from my videos because of the mega giant Walmart of screen printing pissing all over my content. It's unfortunate they would rather use me for free than pay me to work with them. But that's how business rolls. FYI.... I do not get paid unless you watch the ad. When you skip ads I get nothing from that at all. The ad has to be watched in it's entirety or clicked on for me to earn anything from it.
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So from this time on I will pause AdBlock only on your videos and watch them entirely. Many thanks for your best screenprinting videos from internet! Cheers!
Yeah I had no idea that you had to watch the ENTIRE ad for the person to get money for it. So then...I wonder how it works when we are forced to watch the first 5 seconds and then skip? Does the advertiser get 5 seconds of free ad space? Or does UA-cam pocket some money somehow? I don't expect anyone to be able to answer these questions. More of an observation than anything. Either way it's messed up since the actual video uploader gets....nothing :(
Ah ye old ad block. That hurts us UA-camr's who aren't more mainstream so thank you. I appreciate that. You're very welcome. Thanks for your support. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
Yeah UA-cam doesn't give partial credits..... LOL. I think when the ad is skipped after 5 minutes we do not get paid. Otherwise my earnings wouldn't be so lame.... ;) So yeah when you skip the ad you have only invested 5 seconds and any money UA-cam gets for that I highly doubt I see it at all. AND on UA-cam RED if my content plays I do not get paid for it unless I have enough "watch hours" under my belt. That means only the biggest UA-cam channels get paid from UA-cam RED. So there's another area where I do not get paid for my content. But thanks for thinking about this and considering the ramifications. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.
really helpful , good stuff
+Anthony Dominguez Thank you very much, I appreciate your support! Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
nice video lots of help
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Hi, have you ever used hydrochromic changing ink?
if so how did you combat the drying in all the time?
thanks
Thanks so much for your videos. It's always so good to find someone who makes really good "how to" videos like this. I do have one question that you didn't go over in this video regarding water based inks. -- Do you use a higher durometer squeegee or lower for them? And do you have any tips for keeping the ink from drying out in the mesh besides the extender additive? and if it does what's the best way to open the mesh back up? -- Thanks so much again for all of your videos.
Thanks, you're welcome :) If the ink is on the thinner side then yes, we use a harder squeegee and perhaps a higher mesh count as well. Back flooding will help keep the stencil wet during printing. I just made a video about that... Water based screen opener and even standard screen opener is the best bet to open up on press clogs. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Jonathan, to increase shop WB production would you upgrade standard IR flash or conveyor dryer first to forced air? Obviously cost & electrical requirements will differ.
+Greg Tully If you mean as a stepping stone up then start with a standard flash. A belt dryer will be very expensive to buy so you want to get the forced air from the get go if you're going to buy a belt dryer for water based inks. Follow? A flash would be much cheaper to replace or upgrade. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
Thank you for the suggestion! You solved my doubt :) but now i do have a new question! You said that now you do not print anymore...is that a convenient job nowdays? I'm a client of some screen printing labs here in Italy and i'm used to buy a finished tee ( 3 colors) for 4,50 euro (x 100 pieces ).
Now trying to start the business: how much should i pay a blank tee to make a decent net earning on screen printing?
Should I consider to get earnings ONLY on a very high frequency job income?
You're welcome. I'm happy to help out where I can. However, I'm not sure I can advise you here. Pricing is usually based on the local going rate for the same type of product. So you'll have to do some local research to see what your potential competitors are charging. That's the best way to do it in order to be competitive. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
What is the best type of screen printing emulsion to use with Plastisol inks?
Thank you for your information you are helping me so much! I have a quick question, I ordered some emulsion (ecotex - AP- Blue) and I'm having a problem with getting the emulsion to keep from washing out. I've burned four screens and NO LUCK! FROM 2MINUTES ALL THE WAY TO 26 MINUTES. I'M STARTING TO THINK 45 MINUTES TO AND HOUR? JUSY WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOME I CAN TRY? BUT I WILL TRY 45 MINUTES TO THE HOUR... THANKS AGAIN.
I'm not familiar with that emulsion. But I would recommend calling who you bought it from to get some info on a startiing point for your exposure source. Honestly it sounds like a very long exposure time. Commercially speaking we use emulsions with much faster exposure times. So this could be the emulsion or it could be your light source. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Can't we use a heat gun that is heated up to 350 or 550 celcius?
Thank you so much. You are so helpful.
If your heat source can get the plastisol ink up to 330 degrees F or so it should work. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Are there any special effects colors like "glow in the dark", laquer, or glitter around? Could you do a tutorial on maybe some very special printing colors?
+UA-cam University Yes, there are glow inks and many specialty inks that do different things or imitate different textures. I'll try to plan a video like that but it may take a while. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
great video. SOOOOOO helpful as always!
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Thanks a lot for making these really helpful videos. I really appreciate your work and I've subscribed. I've decided to make colorfull tee shirts usinh halftones. Can I use water based ink for my project?
You’re very welcome. Glad I can help out through my videos. Yes, you can use water based inks if you like. I appreciate your subscribing! Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
thanks for the video!
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Hey buddy, do you know where to get good quality water based inks? I only found the plastisol on your page, thanks!
I have not found one I want to sell yet. I thought I had it but the distributor may have crapped out. Sorry. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
which type of paint is to use, so the print get not cracked on stretchable t shirts ? and how ? plz help
Either water based or plastisol inks will be fine if heat set or cured properly. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Hey dude, I always arrive back here everytime I run into another problem :)
I have a really detailed one colour print. I successfully printed a bunch of tshirts a few weeks ago. Last couple of days I've been trying to print some more.
I'm using water based Permaset ink, specifically yellow on black tshirts.
So, it takes maybe 7-8-9 passes with the squeegee to get a rich thick colour that I'm happy with.
The last few days, my prints are blurry.
I'm wondering if my squeegee pressure isn't consistent on every pass and might be causing the smudging. Is it normal to have to do so many passes to get a bright print?
I'm thinking if I could get the right colour with 2-3 passes the chances of me smudging it would be radically reduced.
I have to use waterbased ink, I'm doing the printing in my spare bathroom, don't want to play around with any chemicals.
Can you offer advice?
That's awesome, glad I can help out. No it should take one or two print strokes if you're using the proper mesh count and squeegee durometer. Try using a more open mesh count. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Also make sure you're using Permaset's Super Cover inks. Those are meant for light colors on dark fabrics.
bro thank you so much for these videos!. it means the world to have a person like you giving the best and real recommendations. Seriously bro thank you!!!
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Which white color paint you use for permanent result
I use the same inks I sell on my ecommerce site. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
I'm an artist, and I'm new to the whole process of screen printing. I'm having some of my artwork put on t shirts now by a local screen printing company. I don't use digital art pads or any sort of computer or software to do my artwork yet. I know, I'm sorely behind the curve on technology :( it's just a little too expensive for me to buy all that stuff right now, plus figuring in the whole learning curve from one form of media to the other (time is money as they say, though I'm sure the investment would eventually be well worth the cost). It's all strictly pen and ink and paint on paper, therefore I don't have the luxury of using digital layers to separate the different colors. What I'm trying to figure out is a more efficient and/or cost effective way of learning how to separate the colors of my artwork, myself. There must be a way to do it, because what did people do in screen printing artwork before computers? I've thought of using tracing paper or some sort of clear plastic cells overlying the black pen and white paper to manually do each color sort of like in old school cartooning. What I'm attempting to try is to eliminate having to hire someone else to vectorize my work and/or separate the colors in order to be turned into screens for printing. If you know of any tips/tricks/websites/videos I could use in order to learn how to do this, it would be VERY much appreciated. I've subscribed and liked too, btw :) Thanks.
Well then I suppose you will have to do this old school style. You will have to redraw each color separation using tracing paper or acetate. If I were you I would simply use acetate over the original art and re-draw each color sep on different pieces of acetate using a Sharpie. Then you should be able to come back with a black paint pen or even an opaquing pen and blacken the image up nicely being sure to darken all the pen stokes and streaks. Then you should be able to use those as your film positives. Thanks for subscribing! :) Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
Just found your videos on UA-cam, I applaud you for what I believe is your honosty. I am new to screen printing, so new that I haven't even printed a shirt yet. Just have a quick question, can I use a clothes iron to dry the ink? Also, is there any very cheap paint or ink that I can get to use through the learning process? Thanks for your assistance in advance. Have a great day and God bless you sir!
Regards,
Don Miller
Thank you very much! Glad you found me ;) I'm happy to know I can help out. You cannot use an iron to cure plastisol inks. There may be some water based ink that can be cured with an iron. But usually plastisol inks cure at about 330 degrees F and water based inks may be around 250 degrees F. So you can use anything that could reach those temperatures. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
CatspitProductions thank you sir, I greatly appreciate your response! I will be ordering a press very soon, it seems to be the right piece of equipment for what I'm wanting to do. I'll be ordering other items from you very soon... I'm anxious to get started. Have a wonderful day and God bless you sir!
You're welcome. My pleasure to help out where I can. Let me know if you need help with anything on the ecommerce store. I appreciate the opportunity to do business with you.
hey bro. do you guys have an additive for water based inks to keep it from drying on the screen? thanks
You should get that from the maker of your water based inks for best results. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Thank you for your quick response. But how much is the tabletop. Dryer system. You did say it was brand new right? Do you set up payments or lease?
My pleasure. The table top belt dryer is here:
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Financing is available through the application on the ecommerce site. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Thank you for making this video for plastisol/water based. This in formation is great!! I been thinking about getting some plastisol ink. QUESTION :Do you have a used small conveyor for sale? If so how much. THE REASON I ASKED ABOUT THE CONVEYOR IM WORKING WITH A SMALL WORK AREA.. AND THANKS AGAIN!!
You're very welcome! My pleasure to help out where I can. Currently I do not have any used equipment for sale. I do sell a small tabletop belt dryer though. But it's brand new ;) Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
I am going to be incorporating screen printing in my mixed media art on canvas. I'm wondering if water based inks are what I should use. I have some Speedball water based acrylic. Is that the best stuff to use? The canvas is basically stretched and primed. ( gessoed)
You'll probably want to use a poster ink I would think. Not textile inks. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
Can I use the heat press for either plastisol or water based ink?
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First of all i would like to THANK YOU for these educational videos well done man happy i found your channel i have a question in regards to FULL cure a 100% cotton shirt with infrared flash dryer is it possible? And as for the ink i will be using water based inks any tips would be highly appreciated as i am a beginner again thank you sir
+print allday Yes, that is certainly possible as I described in this video with the belt dryer. Just do the same thing with the flash cure. Keep the screen flooded with ink between prints. You’re very welcome. Glad I can help out through my videos. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
I haven't finished the video yet so you might have answered this but I wanted to ask before I forgot. I have a two color design one of the colors I want to use a Glo water based i apply without a screen the other I would like to use a black plastisol. Is it possible to mix? I don't mean mix the inks. The inks will go on separate. Two different inks on the same shirt. Also the screen is 230
Yes, you can do that especially if the colors will not overlap. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
I can't seem to find the answer I watched the video a few times, but I'm using your ranar 16x16 flash dryer on water based ink, what temp do I cure the water based ink and for how long? Thank you.
Okay i thought I addressed this already in a video. And I may have in this one but I plan on making a quick "stand alone" video about that next week as long as I don't discover I already did one like it by then ;) LOL.... but it's a matter of allowing the ink to dry to the touch before heat setting in one way or another. There would be not standard time I could recommend. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
brand new to this....is there any prep to the tee shirts? like pre-washing? -- for water based ink you mention 2 cycles in dryer, can you give more details on that? thanks so much your videos are so helpful
+Elle P NO, there is not prepping of the garment at all. Do NOT wash the garment before printing. 2 cycles in the dryer means just that. But it depends if the dryer is getting hot enough. Most water based inks need about 250 or more to heat set so the more heat you give them in a clothes dryer, the better. Glad I can help out through my videos. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
i miss you Johnathan! if i live in US i would really visit you
your biggest fan from Egypt
+fetallica1 Hello there! Thank you!! You're welcome for a visit anytime ;) Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
hey Jonathan!
i'm really thankful for this valuable information
i wanna know what the the best for saving money? water based or Plastisol
+abdullah ali It's more about how you work rather than one ink being cheaper than the other. Inks cost different amounts even within types due to ingredients. In order to save money with ink you need to print the least amount of ink necessary to get a nice looking print so it will be more about your screen and set up. You’re very welcome. Glad I can help out through my videos. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
+CatspitProductions thanks :)
+abdullah ali You’re very welcome. Glad I can help out through my videos.
Thank you :)
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First, thank you for your knowledge nod video. I am brand new to screen printing. In fact, the equipment I am using is all DIY. I have been practicing with a water based ink that came with the beginners kit. I would like to order a white water based ink to put on a dark purple shirt. The only equipment I have to cure with is an iron, heat gun, heat press, or the sun. What water base ink do you suggest? Also, the only screen I have is a 110. I would like to place an order for a white water based ink.
You're very welcome! My water based inks have an air dry catalyst. No heat required. I'm working on getting that listed with the inks. Then I'll do a video about that as well. Please stay tuned... Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
CatspitProductions oh, wow! I will certainly try.
Thanks. Let me know if you need help with anything.
can plastisol ink be cured with a heat press? if so what temperature does the heat press be set to and for how long should the pressing be left for?
Yes, it can. But you'll need to work out the details yourself since the more ink you print the more heat it will need to cure. But it's the same process no matter how you heat the ink. It has to reach about 330 degrees F for up to a minute or longer depending on how much ink is actually printed. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
I'm using water based inks right now for a distressed and softer feel. I can't afford a flash dryer yet as I'm just starting out. But I do have a heat press for the vinyl I've been using as well. Any tips for curing water based inks with the heat press?
Simply let them dry by evaporation first, then heat set with the heat press. It's that easy. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
You're the best! Thank you sir
I appreciate the sentiment ;) You're welcome.
What are the lines on your pallets? Thanks.
I actually have a video about that ;) But I see you found the answer in your other comment. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
It doesn't surprise me Ryonet would try and buy ad time for your videos basically getting prime exposure and cutting revenue from his competition regardless of how small. His past will catch back up with him eventually.
Something interesting I heard on a video from Cam at Print Life was that he figured since Ryonet and Catspit had so many good videos there is no real reason for him to do any tutorials because as Cam said "the only two channels you need to learn screenprinting" are yours and Ryan's. That is one heck of a compliment since you are in a small shop space and he is in a MULTI-million dollar mega factory. Even Ryonets new book that I read some of, his book is nothing more than a subversive sales brochure for Ryonet products. I am getting ready to convert my basement into a small screen printing shop and I can say my list has many items from your shop on it. It is weird to be "excited" to support a business, it doesn't happen very often anymore!!!!! THANK YOU for the videos!!! They have been so instrumental in my formulation of a business plan over the past year. Started planning and hoping for a $8,000 equipment budget. Currently at about $19,000 budget, but I feel good about production levels and expansion possibilities. Now back to practicing mock projects on Illustrator! Gets easier each day.
Yeah I cannot run any ads related to my industry. Therefore the UA-cam channel makes nothing. Oh well.... :( That's very cool of Cam. He's in my town. I called him a few weeks ago and told him we should do a colab. Thanks for watching my videos, you’re very welcome. I’m glad I can help out through them. I appreciate your taking the time to let me know how my video work has helped you out. Let me know if I can help out with any equipment purchases or supplies. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Water base screen printing fade after 4-5 wash ???????
It can fade some over time but water based inks are much better than they used to be years ago. It's not so much fading as the fibers from the shirt are rising above the print surface making it look ashy. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Hey Jonathan,
I would just like to say these videos are invaluable for me. I have recently really got into screen printing after me and a few friends decided to make our own clothing brand. I have watched many of your videos and each and everyone provides great information. I live in the UK so it is quite ineffective in terms of cost for me to buy my supplies from yourself especially as I am only starting and printing at home with limited money and no presses. You deserve more for your efforts and I personally will reward you when my company takes off. Also I was wondering if there is anyway I can buy a CATSPIT PRODUCTIONS t-shirt - something with a big logo in the middle. I'd love to contribute some money that way and at the same time represent you.
Thanks very much I really appreciate it,
Kind regards,
Daniel James Scott
+Daniel Scott Yes, I am far too small to export yet but I wish I could. It's difficult trying to survive in a sea of super giants and mega marketing. But thank you very much for the kind words and compliments. I truly appreciate your support and I'm happy to know my videos are helping you out from afar. That is very cool. Yes, you can get a couple of the freebie shirts I have left if you want to pay the shipping. USPS just raised it to like $27 US now for an international flat rate envelope. The shirts are free. You can message me and send me an email I can send a PayPal money request for the postage. I'll send you a couple of shirts and some stickers. You can help support me online by sharing my websites, videos and especially the channel itself as a whole. The more subscribers and activity I get on UA-cam the more it helps me out. The UA-cam channel page also has a donation function, FYI in case anyone ever wants to help me keep going ;) For the amount of exposure I have I really don't get the sales to match :( LOL.... but I love what I do and I'll keep doing it for as long as I can. You're very welcome for everything and thanks again for your support. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
+CatspitProductions Yeah I can definitely see how you can struggle and I wanna help you as much as I can. Your videos deserve so much more credit. The videos are so greatly explained and a novice like me can learn so much. I didn't know what a squeegee was a month ago and thanks to your website and your videos I know all about off contact, registration, durometer and all the rest. I'm only 17 so I have an apprenticeship which pays £100 a week (roughly $140). So regarding the top (I can't believe you would give them away for free, the design is so cool) I'll be able to pay the shipping for it next Friday the 11th of March, so I'll email you prior to that. If at all possible I'll pay shipping plus a little extra for your amazing services with UA-cam and the website you provide. As for the donations feature on UA-cam, I'll have to have a look into that too 👍. Once again Jonathan, thank you very much - I can't wait to represent your brand in the UK!
+Daniel Scott Thank you my friend. I'm happy to know you're learning from my videos. No worries. Just let me know when you want the shirts and we'll set you up. I know how it is starting out when you're young. It's hard to get a foot hold ;) You're very welcome for everything. Thanks again for your support.
can you cure ink with a heat press?
Yes, that is certainly possible. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
can you cure or dry water based or plastisol inks using heat press machine?
Yes, you can but you'll need to figure out the method for both. There should be videos on UA-cam. I did one on using a heat press for plastisol as an experiment. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
I tryed a hybrid ink the other day, have you had any experience with them? printed great but instructions said dry at 300 for 20 seconds! didn't seem cured to me it didn't pass a stretch test in fact you could roll it of the shirt after it was cracked
+paul waugh No, never tried that product for many reasons. I don't like "all in one" or "combo" products really. I would call the maker of the ink and ask them for technical assistance. I wouldn't know how to cure that. I have a good idea where you got that though ;) Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
CatspitProductions thanks for the reply, got it from a supplier here in the uk, lol gods knows who manufacturers it, it's supplier labelled, there plastisol is labeled 'all American ink'! Think it's about time catspit went international so we could buy your quality products over here :)
+paul waugh Ah okay I though it was form that Walmart place over here ;) They serve the UK now too evidently though. I would love to go international but I haven't even gone national yet really..... LOL. I'm struggling to stay afloat amongst super giants here. People don't support small businesses like they used to :(
Catspit for presdident!
LOL.... thank you very much. The world would be a better place if I were president of the USA ;) Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
Hope you can help I did a 3 color test print yesterday for the first time and I done a print flash print on my white then moved to my green color well when I printed the green the white layer stuck to my green screen resulting in pulling my shirt off the platen what am I doing wrong ?
I have a video about "why ink sticks to the back of screens" or something like that. Check my video uploads and that video should help you out a lot. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
CatspitProductions thanks bro as always your awsome
My pleasure to help out where I can :)
Cheers from Australia
+Dante Vodou Cheers my friend. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
cool
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hello I have successfully printed a few shirts thanks to your videos I used water base ink . but after the first wash ink looks old and washed off I believe it is called fibrillation how could I fix this problem thanks again.
+saul sep If the fabric of the shirt is coming through the print after the first wash then try a better quality shirt. Water based ink is thin and sets into the fabric quiet a bit. So it's the garment that is getting fuzzy upon washing. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
+CatspitProductions that's an answer I didn't even know I needed! Lol thanks brother
+Dark Manifestationz Yes, it's called fibrillation. And it can happen even with plastisol inks especially with soft, brush finished garments. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
Quick question !
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Thanks for your help knowledge ,but I am still find the job. For screen printing from Kenny Africa
You're welcome. Glad I can help out through my video work.
Hey couldn't help but notice you mentioning laying out water based prints on a flat surface then flashing them...my method has been hanging them around my shop before flashing, is that ok? Them hanging vertical that is. Cheers mate!
That's fine but it may allow for a greater chance of folding the shirt over on itself while wet and perhaps ruining the print. Less handling would be less risky by laying them flat directly off the press. But if it's working for you, then there is no issue there by having them vertical. Water based inks shouldn't run since it's on a fabric substrate. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Cheers! Thanx much for the reply! :)
@@CatspitProductions Also I'm getting a conveyor dryer soon and was wondering...should i let the shirts dry first before running them through the dryer as it doesn't have a forced air feature?:/
@@timiserman5587 My pleasure to help out where I can. Oh you're buying your belt dryer from Catspit Productions? ;) You can do that or simply slow the dryer down enough to evaporate the solvents out and heat set the ink as I mentioned in this video.
HI, I've been having a tough time printing on sweatshirts. I can't seem to get enough ink through the screen and I'm doing 2 passes. I'm getting some ink beading on the surface after that. I have a flash cure unit that the temp dial broke on now, press wash before and using fast tack 384 to set up palette. Just wondering what I can do. Also I have mixed the ink up to ideal viscosity. Thanks. the sweatshirts are pretty heavy cotton
+Brad Jordan What type of ink are you using? What is the mesh count? Squeegee durometer? It could simply be your flood and stroke has too much pressure. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
+CatspitProductions That is one thing I need to get down is the pressure applied, flooding i always make sure I do. I am still very new to screenprinting. I'm using meteor white I got from ryonet right now with awesome results with tees. mesh count was 230.
+Brad Jordan Yup, probably the flood and stroke. If you're printing, flashing and then printing, the last print needs way less pressure.
+CatspitProductions I will try that and agree I always get nervous about not enough ink transfer that's why I have been usign such high mesh. Thank you. Will let you know how that works out.
+Brad Jordan high mesh meaning that I realize the amount of pressure i use on my 150's bleeds out when i backflow and so on
Wait, so for plastisol ink it needs to be cured at 320 degrees for a minute? I thought it just needed to reach the temperature and its all good?
It really just depends on how much ink you print. If the entire ink layer has reached 330 F then you are good to go. Prints with more ink like say with a multi color on a white under base, we might need to give it more time. Usually I say 330 degrees F for up to a minute or longer depending on how much ink you actually print. So that means times can range from maybe 30 seconds to over a minute. Follow? Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Thanks for the videos! Could you tell me what the difference in cost between the 2 inks would be? Any cost savings with one over the other?
+Goat No not really. It's how you print the ink that will save you ink, hence money. Your set up is more critical in printing the right amount of ink and not wasting ink by printing more than is necessary. However I sell a plastisol ink line that will rival or beat any in performance and especially pricing. Check it out on my eCommerce site. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
Thank you. I am in the process of setting up shop and will and have been on you site. I may be in contact with you in the near future to purchase. Your videos have been very helpful. Thanks again.
+Goat You’re very welcome. Glad I can help out through my videos. Let me know if you need any assistance with equipment or supplies. I'm happy to help out.
I will. Going to a trade show next week but would like to talk to you a bit more. Do you offer in person classes?
+Goat Yes, in Phoenix, Arizona. catspitscreenprintsupply.com/classes-training/
Do you ship to Canada? What are your rates?
No, sorry. I currently service the continental US. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
Can you print plastisol over water based and vica versa?
It's possible but unnecessary. Unless there is a creative reason to do that, you want to use the same type inks for the same print. There is no advantage to mixing ink types and it could be an issue rather than a benefit. Stick with one ink type for the same print ;) Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Marissa Shell I was asking because I was wanted to print plastic paint over over a soft paint to vary the surface texture of the fabric.
Like with oils and acrylic paints on canvas. You can add oil on top of acrylic but not via versa.
Well usually in screen printing tee shirts we try to print directly on the garment fabric by "knocking" out the other underlying colors. Plastisol ink would probably bond better to water based already cured on the shirt but I have never done any wash tests with this type of mixture. Water based may not bond well to cured plastisol. So you would have to do some testing if these items are to be laundered.
what's the best ink for printing on dry fit shirts?
+Alex Cahill I don't know about that.....LOL. My ink is the best ;) Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
+CatspitProductions lol I love it! Dry fit shirts are generally 100% polyester. So I think he's just asking what's best to print on poly with. (Awaits the dye migration answer with baited breath)
+Dark Manifestationz LOL.... right. Thanks for the assist. I answer a lot of questions so sometimes I misunderstand them :( But usually we do a poly white under base for printing 100% poly garments. That will "block" any dye migration that might occur. I sell a poly white of course ;) Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
Can u ship to India🙂
Not currently. Sorry. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Could you suggest me photo emulsion and ink from Amazon...
Nope but I can recommend emulsion and inks from my own ecommerce site. I sell the stuff ;) Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
@@CatspitProductions im from India,,import is possible or not?
@@thazualatochhawng2815 No, sorry. I service the continental US only. But you can check out the products I sell and perhaps look for them on Amazon. Maybe one day I'll be able to practically reach the world.
do you ship stuff to the UK at all bro?
your channel rules btw ;)
+circleofrage No, sorry. I wish I could but I'm way too small yet for that to be practical for me. Thank you! Glad you enjoy my video work. Thanks for watching. Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - catspitscreenprintsupply.com/
is it bad to mix the 2 inks
It's not necessarily a good idea. It has been done but usually we work with one ink or the other. I would not recommend it unless there were a technical reason for it. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
CatspitProductions . what if I do a base coat of plastisol and not flash it completely, then lay water base over?
The water based ink may or may not bond to the plastisol ink. You would have to do testing to find out. Usually water based inks want to bond to cotton or synthetic fabrics.
CatspitProductions . OK thank you, your videos have definitely helped me on my start to screen print.
You're welcome! Glad I can be of help through my video work :)
Hi love your vids Q is plastisol inks safe for children under say five years old clothing
Thank you, glad you enjoy my video work. Today there are plastisol inks that are phthalate and PVC free. They are also lead free. Ultimately, I feel if the ink is properly cured, it should be safe. It's a rubberized ink so once it is cured properly, it shouldn't come off so as to be ingested. But this is my humble opinion on the matter even though government regulations deem the newest plastisol inks as I have described safe for children under 12 I believe. Do some research and see what the regulations mean and how they came to them to better understand this issue. All inks have pigments which should also probably be considered. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
So kind to reply so quick many thanks
@@lusean193 My pleasure to help out where I can :)
Love your videos, but I am curious. If you re surviving solely on equipment sales does that mean there is no business in screen printing any longer? I mean, why aren't you cranking shirts out of that nice shop for local bands, teams etc.... Should I not be going down this road any further?
LOL... not at all. Glad you enjoy my video work. But I chose to become a supplier. There are over 250 screen print shops in my area and there is still enough work to go around. Then some. I still get calls for screenprinting. Here's the catch. I'm a supplier so if I screen print a job and one of my customers comes in for supplies and sees the same job in my press that they bid on last week, then I'm in trouble. I cannot be competition to my equipment and supplies customers. You are either a supplier or a screen printer. You cannot be both with scruples and without stepping on some toes. Screen printers who are suppliers are playing both sides of the coin and it's not a good business practice in my humble opinion. So yeah, there's plenty of work to be had otherwise I could not make a living selling equipment and supplies. Follow? So don't worry about that. The textile industry is strong. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
Got you. Makes perfect sense. I just guessed that print biz might have been down so alternative means were necessary. I printed back in the 80's at a small start up shop and have been doing graphics since then. Figured it was time to tie it all together and do my own stuff. Great vids! Very helpful and I will be ordering some supplies from you. Keep that great info coming!
You're very welcome! Let me know if I can help out anytime.
What?!! Throw your adds in your videos! I'm sure well can help you out and watch a few adds in exchange for you taking your time to give us free online videos.
Thank you! I appreciate your support. Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/
please keep the advertisements on your videos to make money . Ads dont stop good content .
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Took first 3 minutes just to promote yourself.
Isn't that a small price to pay for the totally free informational video I made at my own expense and time? I have to make a living somehow ;) Thanks for watching! Screen Printing Equipment & Supplies - CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/