printing towels

[Shanarchy]

I have a customer requesting towels (Bodek & Rhodes C1118). White towel with a two color logo. Anyone have any experience with printing these? I use plastisol only, so waterbase isn't an option at this point. Thoughts?

[im_mcguire]

Though they went my favorite thing to print on, I've printed thousands of them with plastisol, no problem.

[Frog]

Cut the hell out of it with one of the soft-hand bases.

[Gilligan]

Even with waterbase we have had much joy in printing them... Any tips anyone wants to share I'll gladly note for next time.

I'm almost tempted to just have a "no towels" policy.

[LoneWolf2]

I'd think some heavily reduced/softened ink a softer squeegee would do the trick!

[Shanarchy]

I'm going to get a sample before I accept the job.

It's a 2 color with but registration in a post. Will that be an issue? I'm not sure how fuzzy these things are.

[royster13]

Are you sourcing the blanks yourself......If so, you might end up with a better price by using a towel supplier and having them do the printing....

[Printficient]

Printing 5000 this week.  Have an ink based back with a soft hand clear type of base and one that has a curable reducer added.  I'll let you know which one I use tomorrow.

[Frog]

I'm going to get a sample before I accept the job.

It's a 2 color with but registration in a post. Will that be an issue? I'm not sure how fuzzy these things are.

You are comparatively lucky, as the C1118 is a microfiber towel, one of the smoothest types.

Think Sham Wow

[Shanarchy]

Contract job, so they are sourcing them.

Originally I said no, but then I asked for the product number and they looked like they may not be too bad. Sorry, I probably should have actually linked to them.

I'll be interested in your findings Sonny. Bring that they are going on white, I'm thinking soft hand clear.

[GaryG]

I find flashing keeps colors spiffy clean with any nap.

You made my day Frog!

[IntegrityShirts]

I'm planning on doing 150 silver towels with gold ink this week with waterbased ink. Would it help to have two screens cramming ink into the fibers? I can use a couple 135s screens if it will help.

[Doug B]

  I have always used a 110. With butt registration, you might have to wipe your
screens quite often but base it down and everything should be fine. I have done
lots of them butt register.

[Sbrem]

I would only use WB, plastisol is fine for golf towels, but would you want to rub your face on the cured plastisol? My 2 cents anyway. And forget white on a color, even the towel companies won't touch that, they offer "tone on tone". Try Cotton Love, we've done a couple of large runs with them, customers were very happy...

Steve

[Printficient]

And the winner is....Curable reducer 5% by weight.  110 mesh.  70 Durometer Double Bevel. Single hit. PMS 281C Wilflex Amazing Epic Base.