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| sheltered |
 Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:04 pm |
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| Dumb question maybe? Since you reclaimed the screen, what did you degrease it with? Did you use any abrasive? |
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| ThrashCan |
| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:52 pm |
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So my scoop coater was too wide for this screen so I was using one of those drip cathers you put on a paint roller. Ghetto yes, but it works....although it doesnt lay nice even coat of emulsion down soooo some spots cure faster than others. Some spots are so thin that it over cures.
I think this was my main problem. DUH! (slaps head)
I'll make a bigger screen which I can use my scoop coater with and see how it goes.
Regardless, my cure time also was part of the problem.
I did manage to print some pretty good stickers and I'll post soon.
Thanks for the help and I hope someone can learn from my mistakes. |
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| CH3NO2JAY |
| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:25 pm |
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ThrashCan wrote: Thanks for the help and I hope someone can learn from my mistakes.
Mistakes actually make you better off in the long run because you learned from experience and it keeps your eyes open to criticize how u are doing stuff in the future. Love to see the stickers... |
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| skinny |
| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:47 pm |
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I think its cool Dave.
You keep making stickers, and you will learn squeegy control, pressure and the rythum.
This is a good place to start. You will end up making all of your own stickers in the future, saving money and growing your advertzing alot. |
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| ThrashCan |
| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:42 am |
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Very true guys.
I learned alot of what not to do and alot of what to do, and I got some stickers out of the deal so I can't complain.
I'll post pics tomorrow. |
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| Earwick66 |
| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:15 pm |
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pics of stickers?!?  (after you post pics,feel free to tell what ink you used,etc..always good to share info  ) |
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| ThrashCan |
| Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:49 am |
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My cam is bein a jerk, I'll borrow my bros tomorrow.
I used nazdar 2700 ink(black). Avery A4 vynil (red), 355monofil mesh. |
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| stoney66 |
| Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:20 pm |
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Come on Dave... . Just get yourself a new camera 
I've got some new stuff comming out in the next couple of weeks, you guys will see what we have been up to soon.
~l |
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| stu |
| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 7:53 am |
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Hey Trashcan
Dont really know if this is any help or whether you've totally sovled your washout problem. but i had a similar thing happen a few times when i changed my emulsion to one that took a littlew longer to expose. Basically, the image would take a long time to wash out and the stencil would remain really sticky. I'd then dry it and get that film that i couldnt see over my image. When it was dry it would make printing a nightmare because large section of the image would be blocked. I got rounfd it by exposing for longer but also blotting my stencil with newspaper after washing it out to get rid of any water/emulsion mix that might run into the open mesh when it was drying. I also always dry my screens laying flat now, seems to help too.
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| Fool's Gold |
| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:40 pm |
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| when washing out the squeegee side, wash it out until there is no more foam generated by washing away emulsion, no bubbles, but foam. What you are referring to is scumming, I also recommen using a window squeegee to wisk away the majority of the water on the screen. |
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