Discharge Printing Services

Discharge Printing Services

Have you ever heard about custom discharge printing services?  If you haven’t, then it probably sounds like some kind of science fiction process for printing, but it’s actually quite simple.  You see, in screen printing if you have a dark garment that you want to print light or bright colors on, you need to put a base coat of white ink under the image to make sure it pops.  Additional layers of ink start to add “hand” to the print which can feel stiff or rough which is deal breaker to some custom garment designers and customers.  Discharge printing services can help you get those bright vivid colors on dark fabrics without adding extra layers of ink!

Discharge Printing Services

Most screen printing is done using plastisol inks because they are easy to reuse and they won’t dry up when exposed to air.  The problem with plastisol is that you need to cure it with a dryer to set the print and that stiffens the ink and it feels heavy.  AMBRO Manufacturing offers Discharge printing inks are formulated differently and they are thinner than plastisol which allows them to penetrate deeper and across seams more easily.  They also contain a discharge agent that is responsible for removing the dyes already present in the shirt so that you don’t need to create a base layer of ink to get bright results.

Watching discharge printing services in action is like watching a magic show because you apply the inks to the blank garment, send it through the dryer and it comes out on the other side looking ready for the shelves!  Discharge printing is ultra soft so if you want to print your designs with soft hand then you should really give it a try for yourself.  You can easily contact us to place an order, or to learn more about our company and services, by email or by giving us a call at (908) 806-8337.

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Foil Printing on Fabric

Foil Printing on Fabric

Are you interested in polishing up your custom garment designs?  By that I mean, have you ever thought about incorporating foil printing on fabric?  Foil printing is a guaranteed way to make your designs sparkle like they never have before!  It’s a quick way to transform a simple design into a spectacular design.  Where can you go to get custom foil printing on fabric?  That’s easy because you’re already where you need to be!  AMBRO Manufacturing is a contract apparel customization company with over 30 years in business so we have tons of useful garment decoration services for you to explore, including foil printing on fabric of course.

Foil Printing on Fabric

So how does foil printing work?  The foil used in foil screen printing comes as a sheet so you can’t just print the design as you would with an ink.  Instead, what we do is print a special adhesive ink wherever the foil would show up in the design.  After the adhesive is applied, we then take a foil sheet and cover the adhesive completely.  With a quick heat pressing the foil will bind to the adhesive (and only the adhesive) so that when you pull the sheet away your design will be coated in beautiful foil.

Foil comes in every color of the rainbow, but that’s not even the end of it!  You can get all kinds of special effects foils that have different reflective finishes and interesting patterns or prints.  You can do your designs completely in foil or you can chose specific elements in your design to highlight with foil accents.  So if you are interested in custom foil printing on fabric and you would like to place an order with us, or if you would like to find out more about our company and services, you can contact us by email or by giving us a call at (908) 806-8337.

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