Multi-print images can be placed on colored shirts.
Multiple prints added onto t-shirts and bags add character to its overall design. Placing a metallic base image onto a garment and adding a second solid color image, such as blue, over it creates an artistic effect that will be more appealing to customers. Achieving such multi-printed images is done using a two- to six-color multi-print station. These stations permit two to six images and colors to be used in one printing session.
Instructions
1. Attach the burned screens onto each press arm. Unscrew the knobs on each clamp, and slide the top of the screen frame into it. Lightly tighten the knobs once the screen is set, and adjust the screen to cover the palette. Once adjusted, secure it by fully tightening the clamp with the knob.
2. Spray one coat of the palette spray adhesive evenly onto the garment pallet. This spray will keep the garment in place, preventing creases and slipping. Slip the garment onto the palette upon completion.
3. Draw the ink from the bottle or can, and place in onto each screen. Dab the paint horizontally across the top of the screen, making it the length of the squeegee. Flood stroke the ink over the screen's surface to prepare it for printing by pulling the ink toward you, then pushing it back to the top. Flood stroking permits the ink to get into the screen's mesh.
4. Pull the screen down over the garment, then print stroke the ink over the screen's surface with the squeegee. The ink will pass through the mesh holes of the screen, printing the image onto the garment.
5. Push the excess ink back to the top of the screen with the squeegee. Lift the screen up slowly, and dry the inked image with a free standing flash dryer. This will cure the first layer of ink and prepare the garment for the second print. Dry it for 30 seconds to a minute.
6. Move the next screen over on the print station, to add a different print or color to the image. Follow Steps 4 and 5 to print on the garment until the image is completed. Place the finished product through the belt drier, to fully cure all ink on the garment.
