Squeegee size

[Maxie]

i don't have enough squeegees.      I thought of using the youth sized squeegees on the adult platen.
Often one of the colors is not the full width.
Will this work?       Will the ink push out sideways?    I could use a small squeegee and large flood bar.
There is also a possibility that the small squeegee will leave a mark on a wider print, say the base or any color printed before it.

[Underbase37]

You should be just fine. Round the ends of the squeegee to prevent marks. We see more problems with this if  we're using a bigger squeegee than the platen/pallet, this gives very bad marks on some garments & usually cause other problems with squeegee  pressure and whatnot.

Murphy37

[Underbase37]

Oh, & if you don't have a shorter flood bar. Cut some cardboard to the size needed & tape it to the squeegee, leaving enough room so that when the squeegee is down & stroking, you have about the width of a credit card between the screen & cardboard ( kind of like a light flood ). That way you don't end up with a bunch of ink at the top of your screen when you squeegee back.

Murphy37