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.

How to Make Full Print Shirts

How to Make Full Print Shirts

If you are looking to start designing shirts that feature an all over print, it would be very helpful to understand how to make full print shirts first!  Shirts with a full print on them aren’t as simple to apply as a small chest or back logo.  To better understand why that is, let’s talk about the process of screen printing and how to make full print shirts. 

How to Make Full Print Shirts

In a nutshell, screen printing is a method of applying colored inks to a garment by using a silk screen mesh with a design etched into it.  If you want artwork that is large enough to cover the whole shirt, you won’t be able to use standard size screens because the design simply won’t fit!  So to compensate for the larger artwork, you will need custom large format silk screens to fit the artwork onto, but then you’ll need a printing press that can handle the oversized screens.  As you can see, it’s not as easy as just enlarging the artwork!  Not every printing company is capable or willing to go out of their way to provide oversize screen printing services for full print shirts, but we are at AMBRO Manufacturing.

Our company, AMBRO Manufacturing, has been in this business of custom garment decoration for over 30 years now, so we’ve amassed a wide spectrum of customization services that we can offer our clients.  Best of all, you don’t have to do it alone!  Since we know how to make full print shirts look great, you can work with our team to finalize your designs and they will be able to provide you with guidance and answer any questions you might have.  If you’re ready to place an order, or if you would like to speak with someone on our team, you can contact us by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

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