Water based ink curing after print

If your inks are wet and printing correctly, the next issue you have to worry about is curing. Most manufacturers of water-based and HSA inks will recommend a forced air (although gas is a bit better) dryer with your garments sitting in the chamber of your dryer, soaking in that sweet, sweet heat for two to three minutes. The longer, the better. That translates to most dryer belts at a slow pace. Without this conveyor belt in the heater, you run the risk of under-curing your prints and having adhesion issues, as well as washfastness issues.

Most manufacturers will make ready-for-use colors, but in our experience, very rarely is an ink ready to go straight from the bucket. We custom build all our inks and include additives to help combat in-screen dry time, washfastness, and sometimes we'll add in low-temperature cure additives for difficult fabrics. These additives are resourceful tools to help ensure your hair stays intact during your print run.

We tend to constantly refresh ink on the screen, whether it's moving the ink on the screen into the print area or adding fresh ink. One of the most common problems we deal with is overloading the screen with ink, but without mixing that ink into the production, it can start to dry out. Misting the ink with water can help as well but be careful because over misting can lead to bleed outs.
Water-based inks are meant to dye into fabrics, so be aware that you will likely have stains on your screen mesh, especially if you leave any ink in your print area. By wiping your print areas with a wet rag on-press, you can help alleviate these stains and screen/ink drying before screens even come off the press. Keeping buckets around your press with water and rags for cleanups and wipe downs is also a timesaver as you don't need to run back and forth between sinks and press. A soaked cloth is much handier than a spray bottle, and typically a little less messy.
More info:
Website: www.skyimagepaper.com
Company Name: Fei Yue Digital Technology Co.,LTD
E-mail: sales@feiyuepaper.com
Tel: 86-025-86628894
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Address: Central Road 323, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China