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2. Printing
• Going in only one direction, use a plastic squeegee to help spread the pre-treatment evenly after
spraying. This also flattens any fabric fibers that may have risen due to the application of the wet
pre-treatment.
• Dry the garment. You can achieve an excellent result by letting the garments air dry, or you can use
a heat press in the hover position (heat press not closed but with an approximate 1–2 cm gap [0.5–
1 in.], to allow the steam to escape), a blow dryer, or a heat tunnel. Do not dry your garments in a
tumble dryer. These dryers are full of lint, and because the pre-treatment is wet and somewhat
sticky, you will end up with lint stuck to the pre-treatment.
If using a heat press to dry the garment, use the following steps.
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Put a sheet of heat press paper on top of the shirt.
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Press and hold for 3 seconds.
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Release for 5 seconds.
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Repeat three times.
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Finally press and hold for 10 seconds.
Wet shirt
Last step is 10 sec full pressure
and result is dry without glaze.
Caution:
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When drying the pre-treated garment with a heat press, be sure
to follow the steps above. If you clamp the press down, you may
cause the pre-treatment to glaze as shown.
Once the garment is dry to the touch, you can print on it. If you plan on storing the garments for later
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use, be sure that they are completely dry beforehand, in order to prevent mildew.
When first attempting the pre-treatment process test with a few shirts to determine how much to
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spray. Too much pre-treatment can leave dark areas on the garments. Too little pre-treatment can
make the prints look dull. The performance of white ink is highly dependent on the proper
application of pre-treatment.
If you do not wish to dilute your own pretreatment, pre-mixed pretreatment is also available.
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Press paper Manually press for 3 sec
Solution to absorb moisture
Figure: Heat press drying procedure
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Release for 5 sec
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