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Offline Maxie

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Discharge base ???
« on: October 27, 2016, 12:14:16 AM »
I have a few questions about using discharge base.
When printing process can I use a water based discharge base?
Does this hold the dots?
When printing on dark shirts do you use a white discharge or clear with opaque plastisol?
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Offline Sbrem

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Re: Discharge base ???
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2016, 09:01:53 AM »
our experience with discharge base is to use a clear and add white, but not too much; too much and the top colors, if using plastisol, may not stick well after a few washings... some of the other that do more of it may have the amounts of how much white to add to the clear...

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Offline RICK STEFANICK

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Re: Discharge base ???
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2016, 12:12:25 PM »
we add 15% d-white to base. you can also add a small amount of pc white in place of the d-white. too much white will cause build up issues. remember a nice firm squeegee, 200 mesh minimum
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Re: Discharge base ???
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2016, 01:14:40 PM »
Pro's and Con's for flashing the D-Base first or printing wet-on-wet?
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Re: Discharge base ???
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2016, 02:32:39 PM »
Pro's and Con's for flashing the D-Base first or printing wet-on-wet?

SO TRUE. Our senior artist just brought me one and we decided to go with index INSTEAD OF DB AND 4CP. with wording and a highlite white your at 7 colors. with index its 8 but we will get a more vibrant print
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