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Offline Donnie

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Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« on: August 21, 2014, 12:58:51 PM »
Doing some glitter printing for a client whom we've done some glitter work before. We have been printing his stuff on 40 mesh statics. Worked OK for tees but the fleece was a bitch mainly because of poor tension. I ordered some 25 mesh from shur loc for their frames... Used a metric chit ton of emulsion for 4 screens. I used the sharp side of the coater and two coats on both sides. I think I will need bump up the exposure times a bit.  Any advice on exposure times and for future coating tips?


Offline jvanick

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2014, 01:02:07 PM »
holy crap.. 25 mesh...

is that like a window screen for mesh?

Offline tonypep

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2014, 01:07:06 PM »
You can expect mesh patterns in the print.

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2014, 01:15:59 PM »
Glitter, the gift that keeps on giving. Glitter traces remaining in your shop seem rivaled only by the  DNA traces of everyone you have ever kissed on the mouth.
That rug really tied the room together, did it not?

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2014, 01:18:34 PM »
Ha........try dry glitter app!

Offline Donnie

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2014, 01:35:58 PM »
You can expect mesh patterns in the print.

That doesn't sound good....

Offline Orion

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2014, 01:40:27 PM »
Mesh thickness can be 500-620 microns, yeah you better up your exposure...a lot.
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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2014, 01:47:15 PM »
I burn 30ltu longer then our 110's for 25.
With glitter you should not see the mesh pattern.
Cool emulsion and cool area to dry, I coat 1/1 thin side dry then face coat to a smooth finish on the bottom.

This what your floor looks like if too heavy coating.

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2014, 01:55:11 PM »
Glitter, the gift that keeps on giving. Glitter traces remaining in your shop seem rivaled only by the  DNA traces of everyone you have ever kissed on the mouth.

And on a similar note, glow in the dark inks. Looks like a crime scene under black light.

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2014, 04:36:39 PM »
Glitter, the gift that keeps on giving. Glitter traces remaining in your shop seem rivaled only by the  DNA traces of everyone you have ever kissed on the mouth.

And on a similar note, glow in the dark inks. Looks like a crime scene under black light.

Or a motel room
That rug really tied the room together, did it not?

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2014, 04:39:59 PM »
I refuse to do that Frog... ignorance IS bliss sometimes!

My nephew put up some psychedelic posters and a black light in his bedroom... Not sure he thought that through. ;)

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2014, 04:56:26 PM »
cap film.
...keep doing what you're doing, you'll only get what you've got...

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2014, 05:51:09 PM »
Way back, in the'70's, we used 25T and 16T for glitter. 16T would NOT keep flies out of the house... we use 36 now though...

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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2014, 06:14:08 PM »
Aw, come one guys, 25 isn't all bad! It's a good idea to coat both sides at the same time or maybe putting something on the opposite side to keep it from bleeding through quite so much. Then you just need to start with double the exposure time and work up from there. We will just apologize now for the glitter in places where glitter shouldn't be.
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Re: Just coated my first 25 mesh....
« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2014, 09:50:51 PM »
this is when cap film comes in handy. A nice sheet of 100 would do the job.
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