You can request underbase be printed on white garments, but it is not necessary. If your design is all black, you can get away without an underbase on lighter colored garments. Black tends to print decently on any color of garment, assuming that it is light or bright enough of a color for black to show up on.

Can u screen print on dri fit?

Dri fit shirts are 100% polyester and printing on these performance fabrics requires the printer to have a special set of knowledge, skills and experience that many screen printers don’t have. Printing black ink on a white cotton shirt is the easiest form of screen printing there is.

What are the three types of screen printing presses?

There are three common types of screen printing presses: flat-bed, cylinder, and rotary.

What are the two types of screen printing?

Screen printing is accomplished in two ways, using either flat or rotary screens. Hand screens, commonly called silk-screen printing, are carried out by using flat mesh screens held within a frame. The design image area is reproduced onto the mesh screen.

Does Black need an Underbase?

Dark Garments need an under base. By “dark” screen printers mean any shirt that is a color or vibrant. This includes, but is not limited to, black, navy, purple, red, royal, green, yellow, gold, charcoal, any neon – basically any color that would not be considered pastel.

Does plastisol ink need an Underbase?

The underbase will need to be a high opacity plastisol. Generally, high opacity inks are too thick to print properly. Use a small amount of curable reducer to make your high opacity ink smooth.

Can you sublimate on moisture wicking shirts?

Can I sublimate the new moisture wicking shirts? Yes! Dye sublimation works perfectly on most of the new moisture wicking fabrics.

What are the most commonly used presses for screen printing?

There are a number of different presses, including manual and automatic styles, but most modern commercial printers will use an automatic rotary carousel printer, as this allows several different screens to work at once.

What is flat screen printing?

Modern flatbed screen printing is an automated version of the older hand-operated silkscreen printing. Flat screens print a finite area and not a continuous pattern. An advantage of this system is that it allows several strokes of the squeegee on each screen, to apply large amounts of print paste.

What is an alternative to screen printing?

This method is a lot more detailed in comparison to the screen printing process. Digital printing can be used for near enough anything and makes it very easy to personalise, and it’s a quicker alternative to screen printing.

Does plastisol ink require an Underbase?

An underbase is essentially just a primer coat for the subsequent inks to sit on. We print the underbase first and then the colors of the design on top. Bear in mind, an underbase is only necessary when printing plastisol on dark garments. We print the white ink and then the color directly on top of it.

What type of Underbase do I need to print on?

The underbase will need to be a high opacity plastisol. Generally, high opacity inks are too thick to print properly. Although some manufacturers claim you should not thin these inks because you will lose opacity, you will find that by making them a little smoother they actually print easier and you can use less squeegee pressure.

How do I adjust the Underbase to get the best color?

You must set the press off-contact so the thicker underbase will clear from the screen cleanly. The smoother the underbase the better the top color will look. Any peaks or stringing of the underbase will prevent good coverage of the top color. Uneven underbases are more common when printing on soft surfaced sweatshirts.

How can you tell if a shirt has an Underbase?

You really have to look close to see the ink falling on the black background. The shirt in figure 1 has a white underbase through a 49 mesh (threads per cm). The shirt in figure 2 is the same print without the underbase through a 90 (cm) mesh for the red and the blue.

How to Underbase white ink without underbasing?

You need to drive the ink around any peaks and valleys in the white. If the white is not smooth you will get “pitting” in the top color. You may need to do two strokes on the top to cover the white adequately. There is no underbasing without a flash-cure unit.