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[Originally published by Printwear Magazine on May 4th, 2015] If you’re like the majority of screen printing shops today, the shirts that are flowing out of your dryer are decorated with plastisol prints, and walking through the occasional cloud of dissipating aerosol is an acceptable risk when traversing your print shop floor. While green and […]

We’ve all been there…Standing in front of the washout booth, holding your breath as you spray a particularly toxic smelling chemical onto your screen. You know that it’s probably NOT a good sign that you feel compelled to hold your breath, but that dirty screen needs some real cleaning power and you’re spraying the only […]

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Written by Brian Peters, creator of Allure Galaxy Inks. How many times have you heard “my customer won’t pay more for specialty inks”? If you are one of those, follow along with me. I’ll break down how to justify purchasing specialty inks, in a way that might just make more sense. A gallon of Allure […]

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There are several options you can use to achieve the “distressed look”. Most commonly, printers use their design software to create distressed looking artwork. But before Adobe and the ease of digital design came around, screen printers would often distressed their actual positives. You can also use specific printing techniques to create that damaged, out […]

One of the biggest demands in the printing industry is athletic printing. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when printing on a polyester fabric using low cure. 1. Dye migration: This happens when a polyester fabric hits a certain temperature, usually between 300˚ and 310˚. At this temperature, the dye in […]

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Where to start DIY: Screen printing is a great hobby for your crafty friends and family. But where do you start? If you just want to get your toes wet with screen printing try the DIY Print Shop Made to Make it® Screen Printing Kit. It comes with all you will need to try out […]

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Screen printing on hats can be a little tough because most of screen printing happens on a flat even surface. To make it easier on yourself, try printing on a trucker hat. The trucker hats give you more flexibility. Check out these steps and video to help you get started printing on hats. Ink Because […]

So, you’re struggling to dial in your exposure time. Welcome to the club. This is the most common issue we hear about at Ryonet. In fact, questions about exposure time come in from screen printers every day. Multiple times a day. Most of the time we suggest getting a step wedge test to really dial […]

Screen Change: Changing a screen on an automatic press can be messy and clumsy. But not if you have the right tools. With a ROQ screen change is a piece of cake! 1. Get your clean screen and squeegee ready to be put into place. 2. Release the screen clamps, front and back. 3. Use […]

These are the main processes in screen printing. Design your art. Create your film. Expose your screen. Rinse your stencil. Register your art. Print your desings. Clean your art. Reclaim your screen. While screen printing is often placed in the “arts and crafts” category, it relies on very defined processes to be successful. In order […]

“Niche or be niched.” –Unknown Maybe you’ve heard that quote before, maybe not, but it’s truer in screen printing than in anything else. Screen printing is a very competitive business. If you think you just can go buy a bunch of equipment, hang a sign on your door that says “open for screen printing” (or […]

Printing wet on wet has several advantages, but mainly, it is faster. And anyone who owns and runs their shop knows, time is money. Printing wet on wet not only keeps your pallet cool because you are not flashing in between prints but also skipping that need to flash your area able to crank up […]

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