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| Annex Skates |
 Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:57 pm |
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Anybody have any good methods for washing the ink out of screens after print job is finished?
I'm talking more plastisol inks here but if you have good methods for any other inks post em up..
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| skinny |
| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:23 pm |
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| Plastisol has a cleanser solution that kinda works. A pressure washer is kind of needed, also the emulsion washes out sometimes wrecking the screen. qfx red emulsion doesn't wash out though it is the good stuff. You are probably having to wash them after every run, the problem is that plastisol is made to be used in the same screen for 24-72 hours. For big commercial runs mainly. It does the best shirt prints though so whatta ya gonna do? |
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| toomuchjunkhere |
| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:48 pm |
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| If you just want the ink out, and that's it, just use some ink wash. I think it's like 30.00 a gallon or so, but just pour some into a spray bottle, and it goes a long way. |
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| newrepublicsteve |
| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 12:11 am |
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| we use press wash from cci for ink color changes, or for storing with our inks in our screens, for reclaiming we use a nazad fv130 I think it is, 1 squirt and the ink jsut runs, truly amazing but has a slight odor... |
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| nevarestin |
| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:32 pm |
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| Get mineral spirits. works great for plastisol. Buying "screenwash" is a waste of $$$ |
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| newrepublicsteve |
| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:46 pm |
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there are a lot or health problems with mineral sirits, and it is desinged to thin oil based products, plastisol is not an oil but a plastic...
but if you are low on funds go for it...
just be careful |
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| Stranglehold77 |
| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:10 pm |
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defstarsteve wrote: there are a lot or health problems with mineral sirits, and it is desinged to thin oil based products, plastisol is not an oil but a plastic...
but if you are low on funds go for it...
just be careful
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| nevarestin |
| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:52 am |
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Dang , waddda you guys work for OSHA? At least I didnt tell him to get MEK.
I suppose they are correct. But come on, next thing your gonna tell me is I shouldnt be using haze remover as hand soap.  |
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