How to Standardise Mesh Count in Your Screen Printing Shop
Start at 77T. Move Down for Deposit. Move Up for Detail. Screen printers spend a lot of time removing variables from production. We standardise inks, exposure settings, squeegee pressure, dryer temperatures and artwork requirements because consistency makes a print shop easier to run. Mesh selection should be treated the same way. Many shops build up […]
5 Benefits of UPLC FlexiCure During Winter
Winter Exposes Weak Ink Systems Winter production is rarely simple. As the weather cools down, screen printers generally start seeing more hoodies, fleece garments, cotton/poly blends, polyester-rich fabrics, workwear, heavier apparel, and darker garments. These are the products customers want during colder months, but they are also the garments that often demand more control from […]
What Is a Barrier Base in Screen Printing? Why UPLC Grey Matters for Hoodie Printing
What is a Barrier Base? (And Why UPLC Grey Matters for Hoodie Printing) If you’ve ever had a clean white print turn pink after curing—or worse, after packing—you’ve experienced dye migration. This isn’t an ink failure.It’s a fabric chemistry problem. Polyester and blended garments contain dyes that become mobile when exposed to heat. During curing, […]
Printing Hoodies: Why Your White Ink Is Probably the Problem
Struggling with dye migration, dull whites, or inconsistent hoodie prints? If you’re printing on fleece, poly blends, or performance garments, your white ink—and more importantly, your cure window—is the difference between clean production and costly reprints. In this guide, we break down three of the most trusted white plastisol inks for hoodies, based strictly on […]
How to Print Polar White: A Screen Printing Guide to Cleaner, Brighter White Prints
The essential guide for Australian screenprinters chasing clean, bright, consistent white prints. WHY POLAR WHITE EXPOSES EVERY FLAW IN YOUR TECHNIQUE If there’s one ink that will humble even the most seasoned screenprinter, it’s Polar White. Every shop in Melbourne, across Australia, and honestly across the planet has fought with it: Polar White doesn’t forgive […]