Contract Discharge Printing

Contract Discharge Printing

Are you a fan of screen printing, but you wish there was a way to get a softer hand to your prints?  Well, luckily for you, there is such a way to get those ‘barely there’ graphics onto your custom garments!  You can jump into contract discharge printing and feel the difference immediately.  Contract discharge printing uses water based inks instead of the typical plastisol inks, which leaves a different, softer feeling on the garment that many people love.

Before I get too far ahead of myself, let me explain how the inks work differently.  With plastisol inks, there is virtually no solvent and adequate heat is required to cure and set the ink.  Water based inks contain solvents, often times including water, which must be evaporated to set the print.  Since water based inks are susceptible to drying out, they cannot be reused like plastisol inks and are more expensive.  The benefit, however, is that the dye can penetrate deeper into the fabric and deposit the color while producing that softer touch that is so desirable.  Plastisol inks only remain on the surface and become rigid after curing.

Contract discharge printing is just an extension of water based ink screen printing where a discharge agent has been added to the ink.  Discharge printing works by removing the preexisting color from the garment via the discharge agent.  If you tint the ink containing the discharge agent, you can simultaneously take out the old color and input your own new color!  So, in the battle of plastisol inks versus water based and discharge inks, there is not clear winner.  It all depends on your customization needs and aspirations.  If you work with us at AMBRO Manufacturing, you won’t have to choose because we can offer you both!  You can contact us to place and order, or to find out more about our company, by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

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Custom Foil Printing on T-shirts and Hoodies

Custom Foil Printing on T-shirts and Hoodies

Have you heard of foil printing before?  If not, it is a fascinating way to decorate your own personalized garments.  There are tons of ways to apply your designs and countless garments to choose from, but one of the more popular options is custom foil printing on T-shirts and hoodies.  These garments feature large enough printing areas to really maximize your shine!  You can have custom foil printing done for any business need or personal celebration.

Custom Foil Printing on T-shirts and Hoodies

If you are a custom garment decorator, you will flock to a foil print that calls out from the clothing rack, and rest assured that with foil, your designs will be seen.  You can choose a little bit of foil for an accent to your prints or you can opt for a completely foil design!  Whatever suits your needs, we here at AMBRO Manufacturing would love to make it happen for you. We are an apparel customization company with nearly 30 years of experience behind us, so we know what we’re doing.  We have tons of foil colors to select from and we can even provide you with specialty foils that have prints and prismatic effects.  We also can offer you a ‘mixed media’ print where we apply screen printing alongside your foil prints.

Custom foil printing on T-shirts and hoodies is almost the same process as traditional screen printing, but with one key difference.  The foil part of the design will be screen printed with an adhesive, instead of a colored ink.  After the adhesive layer is applied, a foil sheet is heat pressed to the adhesive and the excess is peeled away to reveal the design in foil!  So if you are interested in custom foil printing, you can contact us to place an order, or to find out more about, by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

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