Nail Polish Works for Discharge blockout

[ScreenPrinter123]

I know it has been mentioned before but I wanted to confirm that nail polish (Sally Hansen Insta Dry from Walmart is what we used) used as blockout on the print side of the screen works well and reclaimed very easily using the Easiway Supra in a dip tank.  We printed 600 shirts and it was showing no signs of giving up any time soon.

[jsheridan]

I've been recommending it for 15 something years now.

Best blockout I've ever used and can't beat .99 cents a bottle for the stuff from the dollar store

[Screened Gear]

I've been recommending it for 15 something years now.

Best blockout I've ever used and can't beat .99 cents a bottle for the stuff from the dollar store

Does it come out of the screen easy with with the pressure washer? I may have to look into this.

[ZooCity]

Word.  Still waiting for the chance to use this here bottle of "stylish pink".  Lucky me, we haven't had a pin hole break loose in a while.  knockin' on wood.

I think there is cash to be made for anyone producing a blockout pen designed to tackle WB and DC pin holes on press without cleaning out the screen.  I'd pay a premium for a product like that as it would save a lot of press time.

[Screened Gear]

Word.  Still waiting for the chance to use this here bottle of "stylish pink".  Lucky me, we haven't had a pin hole break loose in a while.  knockin' on wood.

I think there is cash to be made for anyone producing a blockout pen designed to tackle WB and DC pin holes on press without cleaning out the screen.  I'd pay a premium for a product like that as it would save a lot of press time.

Here you go http://www.dermstore.com/product_Nail+Polish+Pen+-+Blurple_34193.htm

[ZooCity]

hell yeah!

[Frog]

at $16 for the pen, I'll stick with my brush!

And yes, it always blasts right out as since it just sits on top of the emulsion, the two usually come off together.

[ZooCity]

I'm just going to start imaging all my screens by using nail polish as filler.  No films, emulsion, computer, inkjet or expo unit needed.  Beat that, DTS.

[Frog]

I'm just going to start imaging all my screens by using nail polish as filler.  No films, emulsion, computer, inkjet or expo unit needed.  Beat that, DTS.

Not as far fetched as you think. When I started this as an artsy endeavor, we had lacquers that we could hand apply as stencils to use with water based inks for yardage.
Often used with a water soluble glue, used as a resist, and then rinsed away, leaving the lacquer.

I know that Tony must have done some tusche resist in his printmaking.

[ZooCity]

I'm familiar, that was tongue in cheek!

[Frog]

Heck, I've met experienced screen printers who were unaware of standard water based blockouts (which vary greatly in quality I might add)
They had their pens, and tape and old emulsion.

I adopted the nail polish years ago because of its fairly quick drying attributes as well as a convenient container and applicator. It's just a nice feature that it works with plastisol and waterbased inks, which covers most of us.

Get into some of the solvent based specialty inks for plastics, and go back to a waterbased blockout.

[sweetts]

I never knew this, this is great!!


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[ScreenPrinter123]

I've been recommending it for 15 something years now.

Best blockout I've ever used and can't beat .99 cents a bottle for the stuff from the dollar store

Does it come out of the screen easy with with the pressure washer? I may have to look into this.

nail polish on the print side of the screen shoots out very easily with a pressure washer shooting the squeegee side of the screen

[Evo]

I'm just going to start imaging all my screens by using nail polish as filler.  No films, emulsion, computer, inkjet or expo unit needed.  Beat that, DTS.

Not as far fetched as you think. When I started this as an artsy endeavor, we had lacquers that we could hand apply as stencils to use with water based inks for.

Or cut paper into the basic stencil shape, glue to the screen with a little enamel block out, then paint in the details with more block out.

Or the second shirt I ever did:

Sheet of acetate, crow quill pen, india ink. Trace the drawing, rub on some Letraset letters and burn.

[tonypep]

I'm just going to start imaging all my screens by using nail polish as filler.  No films, emulsion, computer, inkjet or expo unit needed.  Beat that, DTS.

Not as far fetched as you think. When I started this as an artsy endeavor, we had lacquers that we could hand apply as stencils to use with water based inks for yardage.
Often used with a water soluble glue, used as a resist, and then rinsed away, leaving the lacquer.

I know that Tony must have done some tusche resist in his printmaking.

You would be correct Andy. I also made an aquatint jig. Wow thyat was a long time ago. Slowly getting back into it