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Offline middletownink

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Now this is dye migration!!!
« on: December 12, 2014, 06:55:54 PM »
This is what happens to an Adidas Tabela Jersey when it spends 4 months inside the dryer chamber!!  The gray shirt is the original color.
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Offline mk162

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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2014, 07:07:37 PM »
the longest we baked one for was 4 hours...the athletic gold turned texas orange...it was funny.
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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2014, 09:39:55 PM »
Wow, and I thought 2min for discharge was a long time.... :)
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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2014, 10:10:53 PM »
Well, when you want that crispy feel to a shirt, you have to be willing to put in the time to achieve the results!
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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2014, 11:09:13 PM »
A good size re-order is going to kill your production
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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2014, 01:33:42 PM »
Is a crock test considered a fail when white ink rubs off carbon-brown residue?
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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2014, 06:05:43 AM »
Now we know where to look for all the world's missing socks!!!!
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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2014, 01:39:56 PM »
You can rest assured that the ink is cured.   ;D
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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2014, 07:51:10 AM »
Gotta ask, did you know that you shipped short, did the customer claim a shortage or did the shortage ever become apparent.

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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2014, 08:28:08 AM »
There was actually two in the dryer, that one and a green goalie jersey.

It was part of a larger order, the Tabelas part was over 1k units so there was allowances for misprints. They had ordered at least 200 extra figuring little Johnnys mom would order the wrong size and want to exchange it.

I wanted to ship it to the customer and up charge for special effects ;)
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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2014, 10:27:14 AM »
How in the world did that not cause a fire or smoke up the place, my wife nose is like a bloodhound she smell chit burning a mile away LOL

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Offline Denis Kolar

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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2014, 10:38:07 AM »
You guys got lucky, it did not catch on fire :)
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Offline Sbrem

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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2014, 11:42:47 AM »
Yeah, why no fire? Pretty amazed that didn't happen...

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Offline Orion

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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2014, 12:01:40 PM »
Quote from: sqslabs on December 14, 2014, 01:39:56 PM
You can rest assured that the ink is cured.   ;D

...but just to be sure, you may want to run a wash test.  :D
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Re: Now this is dye migration!!!
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2014, 12:37:23 PM »
Poly does not have a flash temp, it's auto ignition temp depending on the fabric is over 700F. It starts to decompose and or melt around 350F.

Cotton on the other hand, tinder (loose frayed threads) has a flash point of 410F, self ignition is over 700F.

I'm more surprised it didn't melt some more. Our dryer temp runs 400-405F so it should not be a concern. 
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