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Offline DCSP John

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Tie Dye's and white ink...
« on: August 20, 2013, 12:04:37 PM »
Regular cotton white or blend white?

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Re: Tie Dye's and white ink...
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2013, 12:09:52 PM »
I print quick on those all the time.
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Re: Tie Dye's and white ink...
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2013, 12:10:10 PM »
I've never had a problem using regular whites, but I seem to remember someone here saying otherwise.

If you have a low bleed that prints as easily, I guess it wouldn't hurt (except for the rare transfer ghosting when stacked hot)
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Re: Tie Dye's and white ink...
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2013, 02:12:45 PM »
Yeah Quick seems to be OK. 

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Re: Tie Dye's and white ink...
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2013, 02:19:37 PM »
I don't know quick. I always use a low bleed. I have had issue with blues and greens bleeding in to some white inks.
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Re: Tie Dye's and white ink...
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2013, 02:46:19 PM »
I've seen slight bleeding on forest green. Obviously depends on correct
dyes being used or not.

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Re: Tie Dye's and white ink...
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2013, 03:25:36 PM »
I think any quality, low-bleed white (like the aforementioned WFX Quick) with sufficient ink film will be okay.  I used to have us run WFX Performance on these but found that it's overkill, at least with the brands we use, typically Colortone.  Homebrewed dyes or anything that looks suspect on a quick crock check might justify a poly ink though.

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Re: Tie Dye's and white ink...
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2013, 06:18:30 AM »
You should be able to use any white.    Tie dye is done on 100% cotton shirts, the dye should not bleed, the bleeding problem is mainly with 50/50.
The dye used for synthetic material bleeds, especially the reds.
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Re: Tie Dye's and white ink...
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2013, 08:38:13 AM »
You should be able to use any white.    Tie dye is done on 100% cotton shirts, the dye should not bleed, the bleeding problem is mainly with 50/50.
The dye used for synthetic material bleeds, especially the reds.
"Should" is the operative word here. As I said in my post, I have been lucky with my tie dye experience using standard inks.
Proocian dye, properly done on cotton shirts should be fine, but the "cotton is cool" concept has gotten  knocked a little on it's butt with some dyes; for instance camouflage patterns.
Though cotton, these relative newcomer troublemakers can certainly bleed, and caution should be used.
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