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2. Printing
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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.
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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 use tumble dryers. Doing
so will cause the lint in the dryer to adhere to the pre-treated media.
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If using a heat press to dry the garment, use the following steps.
Put a sheet of heat press paper on top of the shirt.
Press and hold for 3 seconds.
Release for 5 seconds.
Repeat three times.
Finally press and hold for 10 seconds.
Wet shirt
Last step is 10 sec full pressure
and result is dry without glaze.
Caution:
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.
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Once the garment is dry to the touch, you can print on it. If you plan on storing the garments for later
use, be sure that they are completely dry beforehand, in order to prevent mildew.
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When first attempting the pre-treatment process test with a few shirts to determine how much to
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.
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If you do not wish to dilute your own pretreatment, pre-mixed pretreatment is also available.
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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