Simulated process on triblends

[ol man]

Have a client who wants simulated process on american apparel triblends .Has anyone had experience with this? oh and they are all dark garments -

thanks

[Dottonedan]

I know I've done separations for one Co. that does nothing but waterbase and discharge. THe most recent separations were on tri blends. So I know it's being done. How well, I don't know.

[mk162]

hey, I was surprised when I did a dan sep on terry towels.  It looked amazing.  It's possible and it might work better than vector block images and trying to hit maximum opacity...it all depends on the image.

[JBLUE]

We have done them quite a few times. You will need to play with the base. A smoothing screen really helps on these. Flash it to where it just sticks to the smoothing screen and go up a bit on the flash. It will push the fibers back into the gelled ink.

[RICK STEFANICK]

all dan seps are excellent. what a stud..

[ol man]

yeah i figured the smoothing screen was a must for these  --- JBlue  are you using a squeegee with a teflon sheet - or the fancy Action roller?

[JBLUE]

Regular squeegee. 70/90/70. We use teflon sheet on these because we flash it to point of where its almost still wet. This way you can push down that many more fibers back into the gelled ink with just a little pressure on the smoothing screen. Also S mesh is your friend on the tri-blends for a base. It is real easy to push the ink past the fibers on these and have them stick to the mesh and pop back up through the ink as the squeegee releases. With the S mesh you can use less pressure so it stays on top. You will need a good fiber matte down white as well.

[tonypep]

If you are reluctant to mix DC colors then a DC base is best to minimize the hand

[ol man]

i have tried a discharge base on these before with mixed results, in terms of brightness.  unfortunately these garments are weird shades of blue and green, which makes me hesitant - i will test them though.

thanks for the advice guys

[blue moon]

don't forget, they will flash at a lower temperature! They burn in no time flat!
also, if I am not mistaken, they are really stretchy and are a pain to load. Build in some extra time for it.

pierre

[JBLUE]

I forgot to add what Pierre touched on. These stretch like all get out. When loading be carful how you load them on the pallet.