Discharge and Water Based Printing Services

Discharge and Water Based Printing Services

When it comes to print custom clothing, it’s always good to have options.  As you may already know, certain designs need the right mixture of services to be realized on a garment.  Most screen printing in America is done with plastisol inks because they are cost effective and easily reused without detriment to the pigment.  Generally, people don’t notice the feel of the print, also known as the ‘hand’, on their garments.  Some lightweight fabrics or garments with many colors printed on them tend to have a more obvious ‘hand’ which may be unpleasant to some.

Discharge and Water Based Printing Services

Discharge and water based printing services are alternative options to plastisol printing.  One of the benefits of using water based inks is the soft ‘hand’ it leaves on the fabric.  Water based inks are much thinner than plastisol inks and because of this, you can barely feel the print on the fabric.  So if you have picky customers at your custom garment store that complain about ‘weighty’ prints, water based printing will quiet them down.  Discharge printing is water based printing with a discharge agent added to the ink.  When the discharge ink is printed and then run through a dryer, the discharge agent removes the existing dye from the fabric.  If you tint the discharge ink you can simultaneously remove the old color and apply a new color in its place!

Discharge and water based printing services generally cost a little more because water based ink has a short shelf life; once you mix a batch, you must use it before it expires.  However, sometimes your designs call for specialty services so it’s important to find a printing company who can help you out.  At AMBRO Manufacturing we can hook you up with our discharge and water based printing services!  You can contact us for any questions or concerns, or to find out more about or company, by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

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Custom T-shirt Screen Printing

Custom T-shirt Screen Printing

Are you planning a party for your child and looking for something to give to the kids then goodie bags? Or maybe you’re having your annual block party and looking for something to give to everyone that attends? Why not get something custom t-shirt screen printing done? What is custom t-shirt screen printing you might ask? Well I will give you a little background on it. Screen printing is the printing process where screens in frames are coated with a photosensitive emulsion, dried with a light, and then burned with the artwork. Once that is done the screens are ready to be loaded up onto the press and covered with ink. Custom is when you design your own artwork or design to go onto the t-shirt.

Custom T-shirt Screen Printing

There are many different shirts and shirt colors to choose from as well as different ink colors. You can customize your t-shirt any way you like. You can get the front, back, sleeve, and right or left chest screen printed. For example say you were planning your annual block party, and this year you wanted to give everyone who showed up something to thank them for coming year after year. You can get them all custom t-shirts! You can get black shirts with a design that says “(Your Names) 5th Annual Block party! 2015” in 2 separate lines with a picture underneath of your choosing in let say white ink or if you wanted you can do 2 colors. Have the writing in white and the picture or design in another.

Another example is say you just opened up a hair salon and wanted to give your new customers something that will get that to come back again and bring in more customers, you can get t-shirts with your store name and design on it as well as the phone number and address. Like I’ve said before there are many different ideas you can come up with for custom t-shirt screen printing. if you would like to learn more or order your very own call (908) 806-8337 or email us today.

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