Custom Foil

Custom Foil

Do you design custom garments, yet you’re finding your recent designs lacking the luster you want?  Maybe it’s time to think about incorporating some custom foil printed clothing into the mix?  Nothing calls for attention like a sparkling bit of foil and with our custom foil printing services at AMBRO Manufacturing, you can easily take advantage of that in your own designs!  We even offer mixed media prints that combine top notch silk screen printing with gorgeous foil to really pack a punch.

Custom foil prints are produced in a similar way to screen printing, except there’s a little extra to be done.  The parts of the design that are to be foil will get printed with an adhesive ink instead of a colored ink.  The custom foil is then heat applied to the adhesive and with a peeling away of the excess you are left with only your design in glimmering foil!  We can provide with all kinds of foil too, so there will be a perfect match for your custom vision.  On top of regular foil colors like gold and silver, we can do special effects foil and foils with patterns in them too!

You won’t believe how much you can transform a garment with even just a small amount of foil.  A crisp and shining outline to a logo is enough to draw the eye right where you want it to go.  Of course, you could skip the subtle approach and go for big areas of custom foil printing too!  The choice is yours because it’s all custom!  All you need to do to get started is reach out to one of our representatives and we can guide you from there.  If you are interested in placing an order for custom foil printing, or if you would like to learn 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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Water Based T Shirt Printing

Water Based T Shirt Printing

For most custom printing needs, plastisol inks will suffice.  Screen printing with plastisol inks is very common in the apparel decoration world because it’s easy and affordable.  Plastisol inks contain virtually no solvent so they are not susceptible to drying out in the open air.  Since they won’t dry up you can leave them on the screen and reclaim at will for reuse which keeps costs low.  However, as with anything, there are drawbacks involved.  When plastisol inks are dried, they stiffen up and the more ink you have on the shirt, the heavier it feels.  For some designs or garments, plastisol inks don’t have a noticeable effect, but that’s not going to be true for them all.

Water Based T Shirt Printing

Water based T shirt printing is a different way of screen printing because the inks don’t behave the same way.  With water based T shirt printing you get much softer prints due to the low viscosity inks.  Since water based inks contain a solvent, which is generally water, they are susceptible to drying out and thus each batch must be mixed for one-time use.  The tradeoff is that the ink is capable of penetrating deeper into the garment, which is ideal for all over printing that goes across raised seams.  Also you are free to work with lightweight and flowy-style garments because you don’t need to worry about heavy plastisol prints.

You can even use water based T shirt printing to remove the existing color and put in your own custom color in one step by adding a discharge agent to the ink mixture.  If you are curious about all that you can do with water based T shirt printing, you can come to AMBRO Manufacturing to find out more.  You can contact us to place an order, or to speak with a representative, by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.