Printing on Mesh Jerseys

[ericheartsu]

How do i print on mesh jerseys, and:

1. not make a mess
2. Make the image look crisp?

Of course the image is thick, and blocky.

[Prosperi-Tees]

A paper sheet underneath that ends up being taken off and sent down the dryer attached to the shirt and the catcher peels it out.

[jsheridan]

thick paperstock or chipboard paper. Cut a piece the size of your pallet, then with light glue put the chipboard down, glue that also and load the shirt.

send it all down the dryer together and peel off at the end.

[Prosperi-Tees]

John said it better

[Underbase37]

Wax paper.

Murphy

[Underbase37]

Wait, what I meant to say was just don't do them.

Murphy

[Prosperi-Tees]

That's actually the best option

[ericheartsu]

thick paperstock or chipboard paper. Cut a piece the size of your pallet, then with light glue put the chipboard down, glue that also and load the shirt.

send it all down the dryer together and peel off at the end.

so if i have to print 100pcs, then we need basically 100pcs of chipboard, correct? this is all being done on the auto by the way!

[Binkspot]

We would flash before coming off to dry the ink enough so it wouldn't transfer to the the next shirt. Loading I would roll the hem over my thumb so if there was some wet ink it would not get any on it. as soon as the image would start changing from the ink buildup on the pallets we would use a 4" putty knife to scrape the pallet. The ink would come off like a transfer. We would never stop the run, when we scraped put the press in print finish, manual mode. Unloader would pull the shirt, loader would scrape and the clean pallet would go once around to get flashed then start loading again. Usually white ink around 100 shirts, colors 200-300 it would need to be done.

[Printficient]

I have used paper towels and pellons.  The trick is to peel them off at the end of the drier.  With pellons you can get 2 prints by using the other side.

[dirkdiggler]

We just cut plain old cardboard and take out at end of dryer.  Been using the same cardboard for like 7 years.

[jsheridan]

thick paperstock or chipboard paper. Cut a piece the size of your pallet, then with light glue put the chipboard down, glue that also and load the shirt.

send it all down the dryer together and peel off at the end.

so if i have to print 100pcs, then we need basically 100pcs of chipboard, correct? this is all being done on the auto by the way!

on the auto.. you brave! you did say blocky so sounds easy enough.

i'd say half that and or enough to do 2-3 go rounds and then peel and start again.

[GaryG]

Like Brian use old scrap tees wipe boards and go. Forget all the extra time with underlayments. Hold the jersey up on load and pull up quick, the sparse amount of ink, if any will be neglegible. Get 'er done. ?

[Scobey Peterman]

We use cold peel transfer paper.  Tack this you your board then tack the garment to it.

Pull paper and all and put it in the dryer.

Let it cool a bit, then pull out the paper.

We have been doing it this way for about 20 years.

[Sbrem]

thick paperstock or chipboard paper. Cut a piece the size of your pallet, then with light glue put the chipboard down, glue that also and load the shirt.

send it all down the dryer together and peel off at the end.

so if i have to print 100pcs, then we need basically 100pcs of chipboard, correct? this is all being done on the auto by the way!

on the auto.. you brave! you did say blocky so sounds easy enough.

i'd say half that and or enough to do 2-3 go rounds and then peel and start again.

We do them on the auto frequently, but we use baking paper, otherwise the same, send it all down the dryer together and peel immediately (or damn close to it...)

Steve