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Offline Denis Kolar

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100% Poly Safety vests...
« on: October 19, 2012, 12:38:46 PM »
Do I need to have poly ink to print them or a regular Black plastisol will suffice?

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Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2012, 12:47:24 PM »
For black ink, you don't have to worry about poly dye migration, so use your regular ink.
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Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2012, 12:47:58 PM »
Regular is fine. Some melt BADLY though so a low temp additive (IC) might be in order.

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Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2012, 01:02:41 PM »
Regular is fine. Some melt BADLY though so a low temp additive (IC) might be in order.

That was my biggest concern :( I knew that there will be no dye migration to the black ink.

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Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2012, 01:13:42 PM »
The 3M brand reflective stripes like to pucker real bad so you either have to cover them with a template
(only reasonable on small runs) or use a low temp additive.

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Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2012, 01:31:32 PM »
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Offline dave58

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Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2012, 02:59:26 PM »
Never had one melt or striping pucker....i run them through a little faster as they heat up quick.....regular black ink.......but they stink!....fair warning......they give me a headache....the smell that is.
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Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2012, 06:09:02 PM »
This is a good candidate for sublimation, if it's available.

Offline Denis Kolar

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Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2012, 11:18:40 PM »
I might try smaller pallets and flash curing. Smaller pallets so the excess of the vest will be hanging off the side.

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Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2012, 12:53:47 AM »
Never had one melt or striping pucker....i run them through a little faster as they heat up quick.....regular black ink.......but they stink!....fair warning......they give me a headache....the smell that is.

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Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2013, 11:40:41 PM »
Finally printed these suckers.
Listened to Pierre and they came out pretty good looking.

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Re: 100% Poly Safety vests...
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2013, 01:38:35 AM »
nice, got a few boxes of these to do this week as well.
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