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Dottonedan:
I think the 4 color process is (and economical option). When you are a screen print shop and not a DTG or DTF or DS shop, and must screen print it, (and the customer is only ordering 100 shirts with a full color image, This is a good option. You explain the areas where it may lack. You educate them as much as you can invest into that.


Now, I’ll say, it does take some testing and some getting used to, but it’s par for the course here for us, since we do a lot of smaller quantity (multi color) images...and our DTG’s are not running (white heads clogged and have the owner has no desire to get them fixed). So we do a good bit of it ...and it looks good. Now, does it look GREAT?  I’d say no, not compared to some popping 8-10-12 car sim process color job.  But it works for some jobs. I haven’t had a customer complain as of yet.  Now, (if the larger press was also up and running at this time) there are many jobs that I’d just run as sim process and never consider 4 clr process, but it is our choice”to run 4 clr process. Not the customers. I don’t have anyone come in and ask for 4 clr process...but I have many come in and say "I want this on our shirts". Just did one Friday. 4 clr process on a variety of shirt colors It was 65 shirts.


At JNJ, Tony P, Will Booth and I did a 4 clr process and sim process test....of a fishing tournament tee. We were doing it as a 8 clr sim process anways, on white and colored tees with a base...and compared. Actually, the customer would have never known we only used 4 clr process (if we ran it) in 4 clr process with a base. Both were (as vibrant) and would pass the smell test. The art sort of allowed for it to be 4 clr process. The art was vibrant...and the colors were able to be achieved in cmyk. It was good to know we could, but we didn’t bother.  I just happened to come across that in my old photo’s and had a hard time seeing which of the two was the real 4 clr process.


The trick with 4 color process (on a base) is the ink color control over the base...and saturation where needed. You need the right kind of dot gain...penetration. This sort of goes against what you normally hear about printing and sim process (printing the sim process inks on top of the shirt for a soft hand).  I don’t use a solid white base like many think you need for cmyk on darks. In fact, it’s very close to what you might see in a regular sim process base...with some minor modifications.

tonypep:
That is correct about the base Dan of course. As mentioned we do this for most of our full color preprint lines that are hand painted/illustrated with the sep process in mind. Simply can't get the range of color needed in most cases for the dogs, ducks, turkeys and fish! Its rare but if a spot color is needed we'll throw that in the mix. These prints are constantly re-produced to replenish stock. So once again we see how different we all are and what works for some will therefore not be the best options for others

cbjamel:
This is a hiday  job I printed In 4cp on white base this year. 700 plus. I have done this on 1000 plus also.
BB4WA on 50pcs. off a sticker.
Shane

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Dottonedan:
That’s one way to get’r done.  Those orders probably would be a good candidate for the DTF now too.   Makes good sense.

cbjamel:
If i had it, yes. doing these with 8/10 press.
Shane

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