Author Topic: Printing on 50/50 Navy Tees?  (Read 838 times)

Offline Logoman

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Printing on 50/50 Navy Tees?
« on: May 28, 2012, 10:10:37 AM »
I have a gas dryer and I run it at 325 degrees. When I print on a 50/50 navy tee with Polyester inks the die from the shirt still migrates through the ink. When I had an electric dryer I did not have this problem. Does the dyes react differently in a gas dryer or do I need to lower the temp?
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Re: Printing on 50/50 Navy Tees?
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2012, 10:40:11 AM »
How are you measuring temperature? Is this a setting on the dryer? On both dryers? If you are using a probe like an Atkins Donut, I'm stumped, but without a reading of the bottom of the ink deposit itself, it can't be right on. However, with most 50/50 Navy and low bleed (or as you said poly specific) inks, you should still have a little wiggle room.
At any rate, crappy offshore dying quality control notwithstanding, I'm betting that your ink is indeed getting hotter than 325, and it is not merely because it is now gas, but rather that the 325 setting or reading is merely inaccurate for the actual ink temp.
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