Water based Ink

For textile printing, you can either choose a water based screen printing ink or plastisol inks.

Water based inks use water as the solvent, this is why they are definitely easier to clean.

They are best suited to light coloured garments whereas Opaque Supercover ink and discharge ink are best suited to 100% cotton dark garments.

While these inks can be cured with heat guns or flash dryers,

Most printers recommend curing  in conveyor dryers or heat press

because of the length of time it takes to dry the prints.

For the hobbyist use a hot iron at 180C for 2mins

Also  perform a wash test of a trial  to be sure that your  Print has been properly cured.

WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE, YOU CAN MASTER  THAT SOFT HAND FEEL EVERYONE LOVES.

The difference between plastisol ink and water-based ink is especially evident when it comes to curin