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Offline 1964GN

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Burnout Ink?
« on: May 27, 2016, 11:28:48 AM »
Have a potential new client looking for burnout printing (gel?).

Any one have any experience with this that may be able to offer some advice on this stuff? Printing methods, products, etc...


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Re: Burnout Ink?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2016, 11:43:07 AM »
Nasty stuff. Break out the PPE
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Re: Burnout Ink?
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2016, 12:14:17 PM »
Burnout and gel are different. Listen to Barth............nasty stuff indeed. Sodium Hydroxide (think Drano)Only on 50/50 blends. Clear but can be tinted with wb/pc. Requires post laundering. Expect a very clogged filter in the dryer

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Re: Burnout Ink?
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2016, 12:27:27 PM »
Hrm... could be why they have it done in china for the most part.

The shirt sample they dropped off has the image knocked out of the garment leaving what looks like see through cheese cloth in the image area. I'm assuming it eats the poly and not the cotton?

This sounds like some one else's problem :)

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Re: Burnout Ink?
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2016, 12:40:07 PM »
Hrm... could be why they have it done in china for the most part.

The shirt sample they dropped off has the image knocked out of the garment leaving what looks like see through cheese cloth in the image area. I'm assuming it eats the poly and not the cotton?

This sounds like some one else's problem :)

opposite way around (eats the cotton but not the poly).

and yes, nasty stuff...

I don't think I'd want to be breathing the vapors when it's going through the dryer either...


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Re: Burnout Ink?
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2016, 12:41:09 PM »
Correct and correct..........way too risky. Some ink manufacturers have pulled this product due to liability issues

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Re: Burnout Ink?
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2016, 02:03:51 PM »
I've heard of this stuff and sounds like printing with acid, I'll pass on this stuff to
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Re: Burnout Ink?
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2016, 05:48:11 PM »
Sodium Hydroxide is also used for tree stump removal.

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Re: Burnout Ink?
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2016, 06:04:37 PM »
And the burnout shirts that are available as blanks are an adventure to print as well.
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Re: Burnout Ink?
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2016, 06:30:22 PM »
And the burnout shirts that are available as blanks are an adventure to print as well.

What, you don't like printing air that bleeds?

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Re: Burnout Ink?
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2016, 05:40:58 PM »
I tested some colored Burn-out inks. I won't share what brands. The burn out effect it cool, I like it a lot. The colored burn out was too subtle. My biggest problem with it is that you have to wash the shirts to get rid of the burned out cotton. The shirts don't look new after that with out introducing more process, which meant more time and less margin.
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