How To Screen Print A 1 Color White Ink Design On Dark Garments

[@darknytestudios]

Love the new designs!

[@CatspitProductions]

Hello my friend. Thank you. And as always, thanks for watching! Screen printing equipment and supplies. CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/

[@michaelcofske2877]

Always helpful, good seeing you last week.

[@CatspitProductions]

Hey Mike. Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. It was good to see you as well. Thanks for watching! Screen printing equipment and supplies. CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/

[@whadafunk]

love the design and great tutorial !

[@CatspitProductions]

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[@Conquered]

I recently got an older 4x4 Workhorse Mach press of FB marketplace for a steal but have been having trouble printing on it. I was originally printing on the floor using no off-contact and stuck to using a 6" squeegee regardless of the design size (it was way easier to use and control the ink). Now when I use the press with proper off-contact and try to use a squeegee that is a smaller size than the design I see noticeable lines in the print. I went out and bought the proper squeegee lengths for my designs but now I have run into more problems: I am using white water based ink (Green Galaxy Cosmic White) on black 100% cotton shirts. My design is VERY large block text (2 lines of tall text), it takes up almost all the space on the 20"x24" screen. I only have an inch and a half extra room on both sides of the design and two inches on top and bottom. I am having trouble with ink control. I am using an old mixer to mix my ink for a few minutes in the tub before I put it on my screen but the ink is still not that easy to use. It is sticking all over the place and bunching up. It is hard to get a consistent flood, half the design gets no ink while the other half does. When I stroke (forward or backward) I see there are different levels of ink deposit from a single stroke. I go back over it to try and fix it and it just gets worse and worse until the image kind of bleeds out. It's been really annoying and I'm not sure how to really deal with this. Obviously I am still a beginner printer but I'm not sure how else to work this problem out besides practicing. I am hoping you will have some advice on maybe something I am missing? What screen mesh and squeegee durometer would you recommend? Should I try additives? I live in Florida and print in my garage so it is very hot and humid, is this also affecting it to a noticeable degree?

[@Conquered]

I want to add that I was able to successfully print the same design on a much smaller scale, like an 8in wide graphic and it came out perfect! It's just the large version which I am struggling with and I only care about printing it as large as possible. I also have a halftone design I want to print on a 305 mesh 25inx36in screen but will most likely stick to printing black water based ink on an ivory shirt lol

[@CatspitProductions]

It's very hard to say without being there to see exactly what you are doing. But I would say be sure to use a squeegee big enough for the design. Also if you are maxing out this big version so it is coming very close to the frame edge, that could be the issue. The small design you said you printed fine. The larger one is giving you problems. I would guess it's too big for the screen. You need to keep the design at least 2 inches away from the frame edge. The screen will naturally print more in in the center and much less ink near the frame edge. However, like i said I am only guessing blind from afar. Pay attention to my comments about the art and mesh count in this video. That might help you with choosing mesh counts. I also have a few videos on that you can watch. Thanks for watching! Screen printing equipment and supplies. CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/

[@xgull429]

Hey!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us… Have few questions about printing ink and stuff… which ink you recommend for black shirts like waterbased or something else and can we dry our ink in direct sunlight? Thank you in advance 🙌🏻💙

[@CatspitProductions]

You're welcome. In textile screen printing we typically use 2 types of ink. "Water based" and plastisol. Check out my video collection for more about inks. Usually textile water based inks need to be heat set to become wash safe. Plastisol inks need to reach about 320 degrees F. Thanks for watching.

[@xgull429]

@@CatspitProductions Thank so much!! Truly appreciate your advice on this!! Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰 🫶🏻💙

[@Vlaedx]

I got a beginner question. How did you get the screen to line up perfectly for the second pull on the black shirt?

[@CatspitProductions]

The shirt is fixed on the pallet with a spray adhesive. It stays put on the pallet no matter how many times I lift the screen. Also the press is top notch 😉 Thanks for watching! Screen printing equipment and supplies. CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/

[@Vlaedx]

@@CatspitProductions Ah okay, thanks for the reply!!

[@oniwindeben4332]

Useful content always..😊😊

[@CatspitProductions]

Thank you. Thanks for watching! Screen printing equipment and supplies. CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/

[@cloyjoseph8707]

Always awesome. Are you still in business? Need equipment. Any refurbished or used to get started with. Need a burner and printer to print positives. ❤

[@CatspitProductions]

Yes. I am still selling screen printing equipment. I am still in business. I made that clear in my most recent newsletter but it seems people think I closed down. That's a great way to ensure I never make a new screen printing video again... lol. Like many suppliers and businesses, I have had to cut costs. Commercial and residential rental prices have skyrocketed. In this modern age I hate to tell you that an ecommerce site like I had for many years costs as much as a brick and mortar storefront. I had to streamline my Shopify website to save some money. When I first started in this industry 3 years after Ryonet started on KZbin, it was possible to build a complex website for very little money. A lot of things were even free. That is not the case today. This is what the ecommerce platforms like BigCommerce and Shopify do. They sell you a broken unfunctional ecommerce website and then charge you for all the fixes and functions that should be included in the product. If I had enough money, I would develop my own platform and make it stupid simple to use. For instance. When you add a product to your ecommerce site, the page for that product should have tabs that control everything about that product. Drop shipping from different locations with a shipping calculator that actually works. Sorry. I should have said, don't get me started. Who wants to invest and do this right with my experience and guidance? ;)

[@littlemissblueyes100]

Do you prefer side or back clamps?

[@CatspitProductions]

I prefer rear clamp presses but I have to admit the AWT Rototex is awesome and that one is a side clamp. I can work with both easily. Thanks for watching! Screen printing equipment and supplies. CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/

[@wagyu_killer]

one hit wonder white on black tshirt

[@CatspitProductions]

Yup. That can be done. It all depends on your setup. Thanks for watching! Screen printing equipment and supplies. CatspitScreenPrintSupply.com/

[@sakurascreenprinting]

Interesting

[@CatspitProductions]

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