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Sorry for the cross-posting; seems I'm part of more than one screen print tribe
Here goes:
I got some old but still very useable (i think) screens from a local screenprint shop. They have the images and the photo-emulsion stuff still on them.
My question is: is it possible to get old photo-emulsion off the screens - or are the old screens pooched?
Onto question #2, which I'm hoping is part of the answer to Q #1:
Does anyone know of a good cheap source for photo-emulsion remover? I live in the NW (Victoria, BC) .
Ps: I can't seem to upload any images to the this tribe so please take a look at my profile pics for the latest screen I did. It was a one a day rush affair and the results were pretty good.
Cheers. Happy labour day.
Here goes:
I got some old but still very useable (i think) screens from a local screenprint shop. They have the images and the photo-emulsion stuff still on them.
My question is: is it possible to get old photo-emulsion off the screens - or are the old screens pooched?
Onto question #2, which I'm hoping is part of the answer to Q #1:
Does anyone know of a good cheap source for photo-emulsion remover? I live in the NW (Victoria, BC) .
Ps: I can't seem to upload any images to the this tribe so please take a look at my profile pics for the latest screen I did. It was a one a day rush affair and the results were pretty good.
Cheers. Happy labour day.
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Re: Crusty Screens
Mon, September 10, 2007 - 10:11 AMTry bleach... that's what I'm using. Apply it evenly then cover it with plastic (To soak it up) for at least an hour, if the color of the left over emulsion changes you can start rinsing it with water. -
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Re: Crusty Screens
Mon, September 10, 2007 - 12:10 PMThanks Eric...good think Bleach is cheap. From what I've collected old screen are garbage...hopefully not. Off I go to inhale as little bleach as possible -
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Re: Crusty Screens
Mon, September 10, 2007 - 3:56 PMid be interested to hear how you go with that.
i got an old screen where i fucked up the emulsion first time i did it, and so now i got this screen with messed up emulsion on it
might give bleach ago on that as well but would be keen to hear of how you find the bleach on those old screens. -
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Re: Crusty Screens
Tue, September 11, 2007 - 12:40 PMBleach is what we use to reclaim screens, I'm not sure if it'll work on the branded emulsions available locally to you... I usually left my screens soaked in bleach over night, a bit of water presure (a spray gun) will help a lot in removing the old emulsion... don't forget to degrease your screen before reusing it... otherwise the emulsion won't adhere properly on the mesh screen... trisodium phosphate might do the trick... happy screen printing squeegeeheads!
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Re: Crusty Screens
Tue, September 11, 2007 - 11:37 PMI have yet to emerse the old screens in bleach...I'll keep y'all updated. -
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Re: Crusty Screens
Thu, September 13, 2007 - 1:08 PMjazzlamb...are you using a powersprayer?...i wanna try this method too, but am sans powersprayer & def. do not wanna jack my screens up... -
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Re: Crusty Screens
Thu, September 13, 2007 - 10:32 PMI used the bleach method on one of the crusty screens and def think a power sprayer and/or a sink large enough for the huge screens I have would be a big help. The brushes I was using I think were the main problem in getting the old emulsion off. The color did change and was starting to show the translucent screens underneath however the nylon and steel wool brushes (all I had on hand) didn't work well; and the old screen ripped in one corner, which brings me to ask a new question (Eric, you're the bomb for suggesting the bleach idea, so maybe you know about this one):
How expensive is it to by and re-apply new fabric to screens: I'm thinking I have the frames which are basically the most important element of the job. I know getting the screen tight will be a hella of a job but then...what d ya think? -
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Re: Crusty Screens
Thu, September 13, 2007 - 11:40 PMi strech my screen by hand i got a staple gun and then i buy the screen mesh form the art store buy the metre, and jsut pull it very tight as tight as i can seems to work good for me. -
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Re: Crusty Screens
Fri, September 14, 2007 - 1:04 PM... like velvetsiren, most of our screens are hand stretched, we only have a few machine stretched screens ranging from 100 to 305 tpi... the higher the mesh count the more expensive it gets if you're planning to buy the fabric from your local art or screen printing store. Ask them if they stretch screens, if the price is reasonable you'll get your money's worth... machine stretched screens last very much longer than hand stretched ones.
If you're planning to hand stretch it - just pull as hard as you can, ask someone to help you... one guy staples the fabric in place, the other one pulls.
If what you're printing isn't that complicated and you're using water based textile paints, you can use organdy fabric, it's cheaper. -
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Re: Crusty Screens
Fri, September 14, 2007 - 5:33 PMIf you've got some extra dollars, and tend to use screens smaller than 20 X 30, a good solution is to get a larger Newman roller frame, stretch the faric quickly on those, then slide your smaller fram underneath, staple or glue, and cut from the larger screen.
Muy rapido!
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