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[Grumpy Ole Artist]

Hey all, anybody out there know anything about screen printing on 100% polyproplene tote bags? Is it even possible to cure low bleed on these without melting? The material looks like iink would jusr pour through it...

[mk162]

you pretty much won't get a super bright print on these...most ASI companies don't either.

they print fine, but yes, they are a bit porous.  Either use catalyst or low cure additive.  catalyst is probably a better bet.

[royster13]

you pretty much won't get a super bright print on these...most ASI companies don't either.

News to me.....If you use the correct ink you will get a bright imprint.....Phone up Nazdar and they can "guide" you....

[mk162]

well, enjoy printing those then. i'll let bulletline handle mine and I'll stick to not buying special inks and paying more for a bag blank than I can get it delivered with a print for.

kinda like koozies to me.  I can, but i won't do them in house.

[royster13]

well, enjoy printing those then. i'll let bulletline handle mine and I'll stick to not buying special inks and paying more for a bag blank than I can get it delivered with a print for.

kinda like koozies to me.  I can, but i won't do them in house.

Ditto......

[mimosatexas]

I hate these bags and have outsourced in the past. 

For koozies though, I do lots of small runs (10-25 sometimes) and offer overnight or even same day turnaround on common colors (I usually have black, burnt orange, red, and a handful of others sitting around).  If someone orders 250 or 1000, sure outsource away, but that isn't always an option if you don't want to tell someone "No!".  They might end up paying $8 or $10 bucks a koozie, but if it's something they really want, they will do it.  I dont mind making 100 bucks for 20 minutes of work and 5 dollars of materials.

...but those bags, UGH...they suck terribly to print and cure.

[lrsbranding]

They aren't bad after you figure it out. We just did 250 black ones. Used white Wilflex Top Score low cure polyester ink.  Added 10% curable reducer because you don't want a thick print. Slowed the dryer down, raised the heater position to high and turned the temp down to where they only got to 290-300. The trick is to keep them under the heat long enough to get a good thru cure without over heating them. They would barely start to curl under the heat but flattened out after cooling down.

[Jwcontractscreen]

We print top score on these all the time. Nothing special, just run our sprint dryer at 290 and 11 ft/min and get great results from any mixed color. Nice and opaque print with only 1 hit. No underbase.