So, we are going through a numbe rof shirt from two different printers at my church.
The shirts are Tultex (chocolate). We have the typical issues, sizes are not accurate nor consistent and color is off on some at varying times. I understand these to be common but unwanted. The real issue I am seeing now, is that these Tultex tees are breaking up or developing holes in them similar to what yo might see from months eating holes in shirts over time. These are bran new shirts. Just printed last week. We have 2-4 different printers in my church and they move the stuff around a bot some time just to spread the work around. So I've never actually had someone print these shirts yet.
These Tultex shirts (the most recent order) came back with about 10-15% of them being discolored (to a bluish burnt affect). Some of them form the shape of the pallet. That makes me think they are over flashing them. The 2nd thing is that they are using a discharge ink on some and some form of heavy plastisol on others. Very inconsistent. I may be getting that next order.
below is a pic of the Tultex chocolate tees. This shirt is an example of what the others are doing Holes and deterioration. Does scorching do that? Sort of like dry wrought?
I first thought she had to of caught that shirt on something but she swears no. It's my wife, so i believe her. LOL. So I look closer, and can see a line going across the top of the shoulder (where you might see the endge of the pallet) and can see where the shirt is breaking down. You cna also see the beginning of another hole. The large one looks like a rip but not so much. No stretching or pulling indications that I can tell. That back print is all discharge. The front is discharge as well. I do know the discharge is being done with a very small dryer so I'm not sure how that plays out on something like this. I hear about everyone needing a decent sized dryer for good discharge. Maybe "trying' discharge on small dryers is not a good idea??
Anyone see this before?
