you know that no instructions came with the kit soooooo yes it was volume. My wife said we could sell the shirts with a fish design on them and it would be just like you caught the fish lmao. Hey it is trial and error so the first run was ERROR. I want give up
Okay, fair enough. Try it again but get a cheap gram scale from like Bed Bath and Beyond (I got mine for about $25).
Here's what I do. I weigh an empty container. Then zero the scale with the container. Put what I plan to use in the container and put on the scale. Target something easy for numbers like 100 grams. If too much, cut to 50. Then add 6 grams (3 if 50 grams of ink) of activator, mix and print. Let us know how it turns out.
Don't have much to add on the smell. I suspect your brand has formaldehyde in it. Union does not have an offensive odor.