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I use Envriostrip for reclaim and do not use a dregreaser or dehazer. The only reason I do not use a dehazer is because it is a waste of chemicals. It does not work for me. Thanks for the help!
Thats right Rick and.......it can bust the mesh if left on too long. My take on it is that that screen is locked up permanently
Under exposing is the source of the problem for sure. We went thru the exact issue here about a year ago. ICC 757 will get them clean but its really caustic and protective equipment is a must.
Quote from: lancasterprinthouse on August 03, 2017, 06:42:34 PMI use Envriostrip for reclaim and do not use a dregreaser or dehazer. The only reason I do not use a dehazer is because it is a waste of chemicals. It does not work for me. Thanks for the help!You got no effect from a dehazer? Which one(s) did you try?I'd recommend CCI Liquid Renuit, and those screens should get a new life. Follow instructions because even with the less caustic versions, if they sit too long, damage can occur.
Kiwo megakleen or Sericol dehaze paste, scrub that into that mesh with a squirt of lacquer thinner and it'll look brand new compared to what you have now.Hows your waterblaster? a bit on the light side?
Quote from: RStefanick on August 04, 2017, 08:16:06 AMUnder exposing is the source of the problem for sure. We went thru the exact issue here about a year ago. ICC 757 will get them clean but its really caustic and protective equipment is a must.I've been thinking under exposure was my problem especially because I have areas where the green from the emulsion is still on the screen and there wasn't even a print there. Its not locked in emulsion, just stained mesh from the emulsion. Any chance you're on LED? Trying to get a feel for what I should bump up to. I think I'll start at 40 seconds and see if that's too long. My most common mesh is 110, 195 and 230. Obviously I have many others but the majority are those 3 counts. I haven't tried ICC 757 yet. I am hesitant to purchase another solution and just throw money away. I used EasiSolv 701 and EasiSolv 415 from Easiway and those are very caustic and they didn't do a darn thing, not a bit of difference. The mesh on these screens is still nice, aside from the ghosting and staining so I would love to get them back to new if possible. Maybe it is worth the couple bucks to try it out because to remesh the 15 of so I have like this would be more expensive. I got to the point where I started seperating my plastisol screens from my WB screens because I wanted to keep the nice ones I had nice and just reuse the same screens over and over for WB so I wasn't damaging all my screens. Thanks!
Quote from: lancasterprinthouse on August 04, 2017, 05:33:08 PMQuote from: RStefanick on August 04, 2017, 08:16:06 AMUnder exposing is the source of the problem for sure. We went thru the exact issue here about a year ago. ICC 757 will get them clean but its really caustic and protective equipment is a must.I've been thinking under exposure was my problem especially because I have areas where the green from the emulsion is still on the screen and there wasn't even a print there. Its not locked in emulsion, just stained mesh from the emulsion. Any chance you're on LED? Trying to get a feel for what I should bump up to. I think I'll start at 40 seconds and see if that's too long. My most common mesh is 110, 195 and 230. Obviously I have many others but the majority are those 3 counts. I haven't tried ICC 757 yet. I am hesitant to purchase another solution and just throw money away. I used EasiSolv 701 and EasiSolv 415 from Easiway and those are very caustic and they didn't do a darn thing, not a bit of difference. The mesh on these screens is still nice, aside from the ghosting and staining so I would love to get them back to new if possible. Maybe it is worth the couple bucks to try it out because to remesh the 15 of so I have like this would be more expensive. I got to the point where I started seperating my plastisol screens from my WB screens because I wanted to keep the nice ones I had nice and just reuse the same screens over and over for WB so I wasn't damaging all my screens. Thanks!I bet if you called ICC they would send you a free sample. I think may require you to pay shipping because it is Hazardous. I promise you have never used a de-haze this caustic. Its real nasty stuff but 15-20 years ago It was the norm in many shops. Please wear a face shield