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get a larger scoop coater and CCI WB black out...no tape needed....we haven't used tape in a long time..
Quote from: Homer on December 10, 2014, 11:06:35 AMget a larger scoop coater and CCI WB black out...no tape needed....we haven't used tape in a long time..Are you exposing-washing-drying-apply blockout- dry... if so I am trying to avoid the last 2 steps as the block out can take awhile to dry.
Quote from: T Shirt Farmer on December 10, 2014, 11:36:03 AMQuote from: Homer on December 10, 2014, 11:06:35 AMget a larger scoop coater and CCI WB black out...no tape needed....we haven't used tape in a long time..Are you exposing-washing-drying-apply blockout- dry... if so I am trying to avoid the last 2 steps as the block out can take awhile to dry.FPU --> expose --> develop --> wipe both sides with my windshield wiper/homemade screen squeegie -->on to a screen rack with fans --> block out --> back on the rack --> dry in about ten minutes...I tried a few ways of skipping steps too and you know what I found? my scheduling was flaud... It's not a screens problem it's not dry, it should be shot at least a day or two before it's needed. Proper scheduling is KEY....I have made some drastic changes in my system and screens are now done days in advance with proper time to dry, which equates to a better /stronger stencil in my opinion. We don't print screens the day they are shot and we also don't schedule to print jobs the day they are to arrive on UPS....it was chaos when we did that but we have a handle on it now.we tried some kiwo permanent block out, the theory was there but the execution was horrendous -again, just my shops experience.
Care with execution is critical or you'll wind up re-stretching. The slightest bead can ruin the coating procedure