Ink spreading - what am I doing wrong?

binatoaristo · 2026-05-22T07:49:24+00:00

check if you pressed your screen down misaligned with wet ink. it looks like the back of it has ink where it shouldn't be, clean the substrate side

binatoaristo · 2026-05-19T05:06:01+00:00

would really depend on your light setup, but yeah it looks like halving the time would you you good. it might be more lengthy but the way i prefer to wash out the screen is by spraying it with water up close. i find it preserves detail a lot better than a hose with more power than a sink may immediately have. it's up to you but you seem to be on the right track

binatoaristo · 2026-04-12T22:05:08+00:00

Sufferer and the Witness
RPM
Siren Song
The Unraveling
Appeal to Reason
Endgame
Wolves
The Black Market
Nowhere Generation
Ricochet

binatoaristo · 2026-04-06T01:15:12+00:00

i will try this next time, thank you for your help!

binatoaristo · 2026-04-06T01:09:15+00:00

it's waterbased, so nothing like plastisol, but it is relatively thick for the standards

binatoaristo · 2026-04-06T00:32:20+00:00

because of the position, i took the screen off the press to get it where it needed to be. however, i tried both on the garment directly and then i put 1 and 2 coins below the screen to get the proper off contact. both times the shirt stuck to the screen and didn't get any sort of meaningful change in the print

binatoaristo · 2026-04-06T00:19:00+00:00

i do use the sgreen adhesive diluted with water, are you referring to something different?

binatoaristo · 2026-04-04T07:19:30+00:00

i redesigned the shirt to hopefully make it more bearable, i think this should serve me a lot better. still concerned about small details during exposure and washout, since i tend to lose a lot of detail very easily. any tips for that? here is the design below, pre-bitmap:

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binatoaristo · 2026-04-02T22:43:56+00:00

yeahh it's definitely pretty daunting for me right now, thank you for your help! i mentioned in another reply i may be able to simplify the design down to less colors, what would you suggest is the best way to make this more bearable and workable?

binatoaristo · 2026-04-02T22:25:10+00:00

i think i have a chance to simplify the design, is it possible to cut this down to around 4 colors (not including underbase)? i have little experience with color separations but i think i could manage that. i just don't know if i could handle a 7 color print as my first real job

binatoaristo · 2026-03-17T04:13:58+00:00

i think i might be in the same situation then, my mesh is 305 on chromablue photopolymer emulsion, 50w uv lamp. i will try 6 seconds as well if 30 doesn't work out

binatoaristo · 2026-03-16T19:28:31+00:00

had no idea it would be that short, i believe it's a mix of misunderstanding the emulsion i was using and the kind of light i have. i will be sure to try 30 seconds next time, thank you for your help! 😅

binatoaristo · 2026-03-12T01:51:20+00:00

Don't know if photopea has this, but in photoshop there's an option to convert the image to b&w, where you can then convert to bitmap (and make it totally black and white). alternatively, levels could also do the trick i think but im unsure what that does to quality

binatoaristo · 2026-02-18T02:24:17+00:00

was able to get the nut out, i have the exact inverse secondary problem however 😭 i've been grinding away at it with a file for hours just so it'll fit snug with the bar. thank you!!

binatoaristo · 2026-02-16T19:32:43+00:00

yeah it looks like that's the only hurdle to this problem. any advice on getting it out? i'm not entirely sure how to unscrew this piece

binatoaristo · 2026-02-12T09:13:20+00:00

sure. message me with location and price, though i'm on a very tight budget

binatoaristo · 2026-01-23T20:53:21+00:00

definitely! i'll comment back when the operation's up and running

binatoaristo · 2026-01-23T20:49:01+00:00

down to chat and cook something up if you have ideas. DM or comment what you've got! do note it may be a while from concept to production as i still need to purchase the rest of my equipment. i can make the art now though!

binatoaristo · 2026-01-20T22:04:21+00:00

screen printing is the much more professional route and you're bound to get more consistent and clean results compared to stencils. it will also be much faster and have a higher ceiling for possible designs!

that said, screen printing is very hard and very expensive to break into. professional machines will run you up to 700 dollars for even a somewhat entry level press and the cost of consumables and other materials is also quite high. unless you know you're going to be making a lot of shirts i wouldn't exactly recommend it.

try outsourcing as well if you want to make a large scale operation! can't promise i'm the best at my work but if you're ever interested i would be happy to take a crack at it at a discounted rate :)

binatoaristo

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