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Offline Zelko-4-EVA

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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #60 on: February 04, 2014, 12:09:54 PM »
Doubt that would work on black poly but not an expert. All the sub we did was always on white. The black would be on the transfer

Everything would be sublimated and then sewn together

when bands are on tour we print the number of shirts that they need for a specific timeframe.  sometimes we will get an order and have it out the next day.   if we had to wait for a cut and sew the tour would be over before we could get them the shirts.



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« Reply #61 on: February 04, 2014, 12:12:22 PM »
Doubt that would work on black poly but not an expert. All the sub we did was always on white. The black would be on the transfer

Everything would be sublimated and then sewn together

when bands are on tour we print the number of shirts that they need for a specific timeframe.  sometimes we will get an order and have it out the next day.   if we had to wait for a cut and sew the tour would be over before we could get them the shirts.

Exactly. Nothing like the next day. Especially when it is half way across country.

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« Reply #62 on: February 04, 2014, 12:27:44 PM »
Thats how JSR rolls pretty much every day. They ship all over the world.

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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #63 on: February 04, 2014, 01:09:05 PM »
Doubt that would work on black poly but not an expert. All the sub we did was always on white. The black would be on the transfer

Everything would be sublimated and then sewn together

when bands are on tour we print the number of shirts that they need for a specific timeframe.  sometimes we will get an order and have it out the next day.   if we had to wait for a cut and sew the tour would be over before we could get them the shirts.

Exactly. Nothing like the next day. Especially when it is half way across country.


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a few weeks ago customer wants 3000 shirts, 7 different shirts (mixture of short sleeve tee, ladies tee, ladies tank, zip front hooded sweatshirts). 8 color front, 5 color back for the festival on saturday in florida.  - art comes in on thursday, spelling is incorrect on the front, fixed by thursday noon and shirts start printing by 1pm.  back art comes in and it also has a spelling error.  we correct the art, print the backs and the job is finished by 3:20pm on friday and ready for overnight shipping from New Hampshire to get to the customer on saturday.

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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #64 on: February 04, 2014, 01:12:26 PM »
Doubt that would work on black poly but not an expert. All the sub we did was always on white. The black would be on the transfer

Everything would be sublimated and then sewn together

when bands are on tour we print the number of shirts that they need for a specific timeframe.  sometimes we will get an order and have it out the next day.   if we had to wait for a cut and sew the tour would be over before we could get them the shirts.

Exactly. Nothing like the next day. Especially when it is half way across country.


for example:

a few weeks ago customer wants 3000 shirts, 7 different shirts (mixture of short sleeve tee, ladies tee, ladies tank, zip front hooded sweatshirts). 8 color front, 5 color back for the festival on saturday in florida.  - art comes in on thursday, spelling is incorrect on the front, fixed by thursday noon and shirts start printing by 1pm.  back art comes in and it also has a spelling error.  we correct the art, print the backs and the job is finished by 3:20pm on friday and ready for overnight shipping from New Hampshire to get to the customer on saturday.

this is the story of our business. every. freaking. day.
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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #65 on: February 04, 2014, 01:12:44 PM »
UPS/FedEx/DHL loves procrastinating/late shirt orders.

We just overnighted several hundred pieces to Van Morrison in England. For the second time.

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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #66 on: February 04, 2014, 02:01:14 PM »
Yeah that John is like a shipping wizard or something. A lot of pressure up there but thats one reason they get the work. Also killer art. Sim process on blacks all day every day. Don't miss being in that building though.

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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #67 on: February 10, 2014, 05:19:01 PM »
Simple one color water base metallic print. Don't even bother trying to make out the text. It's a metal band. Good one, but don't worry about it.

Anyway, the pics do not do justice to the softness of the metallic print.  Besides printing on the Gildan 2000's they went on super thin Bella's and plastisol would have not been right. Power to the water base metallics!

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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #68 on: February 10, 2014, 05:19:58 PM »
Simple one color water base metallic print. Don't even bother trying to make out the text. It's a metal band. Good one, but don't worry about it.

Anyway, the pics do not do justice to the softness of the metallic print.  Besides printing on the Gildan 2000's they went on super thin Bella's and plastisol would have not been right. Power to the water base metallics!

tell me more about this ink. how did you get it to work on black? ub? discharge?
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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #69 on: February 10, 2014, 05:22:05 PM »
Sorry, having phone trouble. Here is the detail

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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #70 on: February 10, 2014, 05:24:29 PM »
Simple one color water base metallic print. Don't even bother trying to make out the text. It's a metal band. Good one, but don't worry about it.

Anyway, the pics do not do justice to the softness of the metallic print.  Besides printing on the Gildan 2000's they went on super thin Bella's and plastisol would have not been right. Power to the water base metallics!

tell me more about this ink. how did you get it to work on black? ub? discharge?

Oh heck no. Do not, I repeat, do not put discharge under metallic water base. S thread or LX thread.  Works wonders. Hey man, I need to get in touch with you anyway. You free tomorrow to chat on the phone? I can call when your not busy. If that is such a thing haha. Let me know. Thanks!

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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #71 on: February 10, 2014, 05:27:26 PM »
Simple one color water base metallic print. Don't even bother trying to make out the text. It's a metal band. Good one, but don't worry about it.

Anyway, the pics do not do justice to the softness of the metallic print.  Besides printing on the Gildan 2000's they went on super thin Bella's and plastisol would have not been right. Power to the water base metallics!

tell me more about this ink. how did you get it to work on black? ub? discharge?

Oh heck no. Do not, I repeat, do not put discharge under metallic water base. S thread or LX thread.  Works wonders. Hey man, I need to get in touch with you anyway. You free tomorrow to chat on the phone? I can call when your not busy. If that is such a thing haha. Let me know. Thanks!

ha yeah i can make time, it's no big deal!
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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #72 on: February 11, 2014, 06:38:09 AM »
My guess would be Matsui metallic

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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #73 on: February 11, 2014, 09:44:35 AM »
Just started playing with the Matsui metallics.  Awesome stuff!

Been in the industry since 1996.  5+ years with QCM Inks.  Been a part of shops of all sizes and abilities both as a printer and as an Artist/separator.  I am now the Ink and Chemical Product Manager at Ryonet.

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Re: The Band Shirt Thread
« Reply #74 on: February 11, 2014, 10:16:51 AM »
My guess would be Matsui metallic

Bingo!