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dri-fit
« on: August 27, 2014, 09:53:46 PM »
I'm going to be printing some dri-fit shirts and wondered it I need to plan on putting some stretch additive in the ink.
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Re: dri-fit
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2014, 09:58:47 PM »
I just printed some today with Wilflex Top Score white pfp thru a 225 murikami smesh static. Print came out awesome and the ink was nice and soft, has a little stretch to it, covered well with no puff and cures at 290. Nice nice stuff compared to Rutland Super Poly that I have been using. And better yet Nazdar has it on sale.

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Re: dri-fit
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2014, 10:11:46 PM »
Ok, my bad.  I should have provided a bit more info.

I used QCM WOW Red for the customers cotton shirts and it's a small order so planned on using the same ink. 

Not up for buying ink just for this small run.
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Re: dri-fit
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2014, 10:16:46 PM »
What color are the dri-fits? I would be more concerned with bleed than stretch. If the shirt color is lighter than the ink color you should be fine.

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Re: dri-fit
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2014, 10:19:04 PM »
Shirts are light grey and ink is bold red and also black
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Re: dri-fit
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2014, 10:20:37 PM »
Yeah I would print it with what you have if a small run.

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Re: dri-fit
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2014, 10:29:38 PM »
Shirts are light grey and ink is bold red and also black

Those colors don't have to be thick, so they will stretch just fine with the fabric... I assume you don't print a thick layer of dark colors on light garments.

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Re: dri-fit
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2014, 10:43:39 PM »
Not expecting the dri-fit to come up, the screen I made up is a 110, so hope it won't be too heavy for the dri-fit.  That's why I was wondering about the stretch additive, which I do have around.
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Re: dri-fit
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2014, 10:48:43 PM »
Ah, yeah we would probably be using a 180s on the manual for those colors... It's funny I can't even relate to regular "t" mesh as we've never used enough of it.  I guess I'd have ran that on a 156 if I had t mesh.

You are gonna wish all of them were dri fits... They are so nice to print on.

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Re: dri-fit
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2014, 10:54:39 PM »
Dri Fit is not necessarily stretchy. It just denotes a wicking function.
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Re: dri-fit
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2014, 10:55:49 PM »
110 shouldn't present a problem, one stroke and done

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Re: dri-fit
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2014, 11:43:01 PM »
Thanks for the tips.
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