When embroidery, printing and clothing
companies do water based screen printing on your custom mens t shirts, they prepare a high-quality screen. Water based printing
takes special care to achieve the kind of detail your prints deserve. Both
water based ink and discharge can eat away at the edge of your stencil, turning
your crisp prints fuzzy. But don’t worry as professionals choose a high mesh screen
for a high-quality print. Choosing a higher mesh count prevents thinner water
based inks from looking muddy. Mesh count decision is
based on image detail and coverage area of your print.
The larger the area and the less detail present in the design, the lower the mesh count (156 or 200 mesh). The higher the detail and smaller the coverage, the higher one can go in mesh count. Then the screen is degreased so that design can shine. The first step to a high-quality print is a clean screen. Degreasing removes any oils, dust and dirt from the mesh; all of which can cause issues in the adhesion of emulsion, such as pinholes and fish eyes. These issues are especially concerning when printing with water based inks, since the emulsion is prone to faster breakdown already. Starting with a well-degreased screen helps stencil last longer. Degreasing cleans the oils and chemicals off of the screen mesh, and absolutely keeps the stencil from breaking down over a print run. Choosing a water-resistant emulsion is the key to protecting a screen.
All emulsion types are water-soluble at some level, but some more so than others. Using a water-resistant emulsion helps to avoid premature emulsion breakdown. For those extra-long runs, there are additional steps that can be taken to fortify emulsion to help prevent this. Hardening the screen improve its durability, especially during those long runs. Once the screen has been exposed, professionals have the option to take an additional step of hardening it. It can be done in a couple of ways. First, the screen is put on the back on the exposure unit and it is exposed again. This re-exposure process helps to harden any remaining soft emulsion. It is done after the image is washed away and the design is print ready. Secondly, it can be hardened with chemicals. Whether you use chemicals or just simply post-expose with UV light, this step is important to create a screen that that will last longer. The downside is that both of these steps make it more difficult to wash out the stencil during the reclaiming process. But it’s a small price to pay to prevent the screen from prematurely breaking down during the printing process.
The larger the area and the less detail present in the design, the lower the mesh count (156 or 200 mesh). The higher the detail and smaller the coverage, the higher one can go in mesh count. Then the screen is degreased so that design can shine. The first step to a high-quality print is a clean screen. Degreasing removes any oils, dust and dirt from the mesh; all of which can cause issues in the adhesion of emulsion, such as pinholes and fish eyes. These issues are especially concerning when printing with water based inks, since the emulsion is prone to faster breakdown already. Starting with a well-degreased screen helps stencil last longer. Degreasing cleans the oils and chemicals off of the screen mesh, and absolutely keeps the stencil from breaking down over a print run. Choosing a water-resistant emulsion is the key to protecting a screen.
All emulsion types are water-soluble at some level, but some more so than others. Using a water-resistant emulsion helps to avoid premature emulsion breakdown. For those extra-long runs, there are additional steps that can be taken to fortify emulsion to help prevent this. Hardening the screen improve its durability, especially during those long runs. Once the screen has been exposed, professionals have the option to take an additional step of hardening it. It can be done in a couple of ways. First, the screen is put on the back on the exposure unit and it is exposed again. This re-exposure process helps to harden any remaining soft emulsion. It is done after the image is washed away and the design is print ready. Secondly, it can be hardened with chemicals. Whether you use chemicals or just simply post-expose with UV light, this step is important to create a screen that that will last longer. The downside is that both of these steps make it more difficult to wash out the stencil during the reclaiming process. But it’s a small price to pay to prevent the screen from prematurely breaking down during the printing process.
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