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Dip Tank
ZooCity:
We've only been using ours for maybe 4-6 months or so but it's still going strong. We have the big, white polypropylene Blackline tank.
Franmar One Step but we remove ink before putting the screens in to strip the emulsion. I don't know why everyone else can use this stuff to remove both ink and emulsion but we sure as hell can't get away with that. Could be the phthalate-free thing.
I think the main thing is to pull the screens before the emulsion sloughs off and disperses in the tank. That and something to hang the screens up over the tank to drip back in- or use a squeegee to conserve solution. The more times you have to top it off with water, the weaker it gets.
Clark:
Well....I just replaced mine after two days of putting it in. Over the 4th I got a leak and walked into see my floor covered with 75 gallons of blue crap. Great way to start the week!
But normally we get 3 months out of the stuff we use.
garagewear:
I just top off my tank with more Easiway Supra every other month. Haven't changed it yet. Almost two years but I am only part time.
inkbrigade:
--- Quote from: ZooCity on July 08, 2011, 08:41:58 AM ---We've only been using ours for maybe 4-6 months or so but it's still going strong. We have the big, white polypropylene Blackline tank.
Franmar One Step but we remove ink before putting the screens in to strip the emulsion. I don't know why everyone else can use this stuff to remove both ink and emulsion but we sure as hell can't get away with that. Could be the phthalate-free thing.
I think the main thing is to pull the screens before the emulsion sloughs off and disperses in the tank. That and something to hang the screens up over the tank to drip back in- or use a squeegee to conserve solution. The more times you have to top it off with water, the weaker it gets.
--- End quote ---
How are you hanging the screens over the tank?
ZooCity:
I still haven't rigged up the hanging system yet, just using a squeegee for now. I think some rubber coated bike hooks will do the trick, just hook the corner of the roller frame.
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