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| ogsk8r |
 Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:00 pm |
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| everytime i have a screen that i have to wash out to re-use, i have one hell of a time washing the emulsion out. if i have a screen that i burned that i have not used yet for printing and spray emulsion remover on it to redo it, it washes out fine, but if its a screen i have used, the emulsion remover has ZERO effect on it. i have even used the emulsion remover straight instead of diluting it and still nothing works? WHAT THE FUCK TO DO ???? this is so frustrating |
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| Herosk8 |
| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:44 am |
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| is the screen completely cleaned of all ink and stuff? |
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| ogsk8r |
| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:08 pm |
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| yes it is. i clean the screen extremly well with laquer thinner. the funny thing is......it seems like the emulsion remover doesnt penetrate the emulsion. it seems like the thinner puts like a coating over the emulsion. is there something else i should be using to clean up ink besides thinner? im just so frustrated. |
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| sheltered |
| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:36 pm |
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What brand of emulsion is it? For water based or solvent based?
What did you clean the screens with? Some solvents can "set" the emulsion.
Also, I've had trouble with underexposed screens interacting with certain inks to "set" in the screen as well. |
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| ogsk8r |
| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:26 pm |
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| as for emulsion i use photcure blu, inks im using solvent based nazdar 9700 series w/ just a laquer thinner or acetone clean up. |
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| Herosk8 |
| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:02 pm |
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sheltered wrote: Some solvents can "set" the emulsion.
I would contact the company and ask if you can use lacquer thinner to clean it. I read the msds stuff and they want you to use non solvent based cleaners and stuff so it may set it in the screen. |
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| ogsk8r |
| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:17 pm |
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| cool thanks for the tip. i'll post if i find out what the deal is. thanks. |
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| CH3NO2JAY |
| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 3:46 pm |
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| I've never done any screen printing, but would a pressure washer help you out? |
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| ogsk8r |
| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 3:52 pm |
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CH3NO2JAY wrote: I've never done any screen printing, but would a pressure washer help you out?
yea probably, but dont have one nor the funds to get one. maybee ill goto the self serve car wash & try it out there.....hmmmmm. |
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| zeno01 |
| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 6:22 pm |
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| I've used the car wash before, but be careful. Soak em, then rinse your car off, than come back to the screens and blast em with the hot water. Again, be careful, if it's done right it works well, but it is an easy way to fuck up your screens. |
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