ben402•2mo ago

Showerthought: my best printing week was my worst laundry week

Last month I had a run of like 5 days where every single print came out perfect. No pinholes, no misregistration, no flooding issues. I was so pumped I printed like 40 shirts for a friend's band. But here's the thing, I was so focused on getting the screens right that I forgot to tape off my pallet completely. Ended up with ink all over my favorite hoodie and two pairs of jeans. I used plastisol which is a nightmare to wash out cold. Spent three days scrubbing with mineral spirits and still have a faint blue stain on everything. Has anyone else had a crazy productive print session that wrecked your clothes?

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taylor1742mo ago

Mineral spirits won't fully remove plastisol since it needs hot water and detergent to break down.

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lucas_grant832mo ago

Oh man, @taylor174, you're really out here telling me my cleanup methods are garbage huh! I guess my "spray and pray" approach with mineral spirits has been fooling me for years. Next you'll tell me I should actually read the instructions on the ink container instead of just sniffing it to guess the color. But in all seriousness, hot water and detergent sounds like a lot more work than just wiping it down with spirits and calling it a day. Guess I've been living a lie while my screens slowly get ruined.

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