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Offline TCT

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Only in a screen printing shop....
« on: August 28, 2013, 11:34:22 AM »
Had to post this, thought it was pretty funny...

I hear one of the guys yelling "DAMN dollar store fingernail polish!!!!!! I hate this Sh!T! Can we PLEASE get some quantity fingernail polish in here, not this cheep stuff!? The applicator is all chincy and stringy, plus the polish covers for crap. Can you spring for some of the good stuff?"

If you haven't caught on yet, we use fingernail polish to block out DC screens. Only in a screen printing shop I think you may find a group of GUYS complaining and critiquing brands or fingernail polish.
Looks like I need to hit Target on the way home and ask for the top shelf polish! ;D
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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2013, 11:39:34 AM »
Yeah right you know you guys are painting your nails don't blame it on DC ink LOL

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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2013, 12:22:28 PM »
Had to post this, thought it was pretty funny...

I hear one of the guys yelling "DAMN dollar store fingernail polish!!!!!! I hate this Sh!T! Can we PLEASE get some quantity fingernail polish in here, not this cheep stuff!? The applicator is all chincy and stringy, plus the polish covers for crap. Can you spring for some of the good stuff?"

If you haven't caught on yet, we use fingernail polish to block out DC screens. Only in a screen printing shop I think you may find a group of GUYS complaining and critiquing brands or fingernail polish.
Looks like I need to hit Target on the way home and ask for the top shelf polish! ;D

You may hear it in baseball locker rooms as well as many catchers are making their finger signals more visible with neon type coverups.

Then , you also have Brian Wilson, but I think that he only uses colored polish on his toenails.
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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2013, 12:40:24 PM »
Ok, Ok, you guys caught me. The fingernail polish wasn't from the dollar store, it was my personal stash from at home....
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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2013, 12:58:56 PM »
we use the blue tape from ryonet for reg marks and have not had any leaks.
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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2013, 01:18:35 PM »
We started using "KIWO Block out WR"
Works Great, no issues.

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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2013, 03:27:15 PM »
Alex, it's not the finger nail polish that worries us, it's your red thong Fridays ... :-X

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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2013, 04:06:46 PM »
Usually, the problem is finding decent emery boards...

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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2013, 04:16:55 PM »
nail polish...now THIS is something i'm a pro with...lol

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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2013, 04:23:12 PM »
Alex, it's not the finger nail polish that worries us, it's your red thong Fridays ... :-X

When you stopped by to visit you said it was your favorite day! "Freeing" if I remember your words correctly ;D
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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2013, 08:55:01 PM »
Alex, it's not the finger nail polish that worries us, it's your red thong Fridays ... :-X

says the guy in the spandex!!!  ;D

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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2013, 08:56:12 PM »
Alex, it's not the finger nail polish that worries us, it's your red thong Fridays ... :-X

says the guy and the spandex!!!  ;D

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said by an American named Pierre (how could you not expect somebody with that name to be light in the loafers???)

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Re: Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2013, 09:59:09 PM »
Alex, it's not the finger nail polish that worries us, it's your red thong Fridays ... :-X

says the guy and the spandex!!!  ;D

pierre

Pierre, someone sounds jealous they missed Friday at my place.... Don't worry it comes around every 7 days.  You are always welcome, just remember red thong..... and bring some good fingernail polish!!!!
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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2013, 09:31:43 PM »
I can remember permanently hardening screens made with Ulano 925WR and then carding enamel blockout on the perimeter outside of the image area. Those screens lasted years.

Who still makes enamel blockout?

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Re: Only in a screen printing shop....
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2013, 09:38:48 PM »
I can remember permanently hardening screens made with Ulano 925WR and then carding enamel blockout on the perimeter outside of the image area. Those screens lasted years.

Who still makes enamel blockout?

When I cut my teeth printing fabric yardage with water based inks back in the day, I remember lacquer blockout, and I think that it may have come from Ulano. There was also a red lacquer proof blockout.
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