Originally published 12/5/2011
If you browse your screen printing supplier's website they'll be selling plastic ink scoops, ink mixing cups, and squeegees for a high premium, probably because they are "specialty" and you can't find them anywhere else. However, a great alternative supplier from whom you can buy the same exact products is your local auto paint supplier. They sell all the same items, but for super cheap.
Also, you've got to switch to water based platen adhesive if you still use canned sprays. The benefits are that it's SO much cheaper, it lasts longer, and it doesn't kill your lungs. We go through a $28 gallon in 2-3 years instead of a $5 can every 3 days. Just get a ketchup-style squeese bottle and apply with a plastic squeegee. The stuff is awesome: we've run 500 shirts on a single application. You just have to wipe the platens down with a wet abrasive sponge every couple of hours to reactivate it, and you're set.
You can thank us later.
If you browse your screen printing supplier's website they'll be selling plastic ink scoops, ink mixing cups, and squeegees for a high premium, probably because they are "specialty" and you can't find them anywhere else. However, a great alternative supplier from whom you can buy the same exact products is your local auto paint supplier. They sell all the same items, but for super cheap.
Also, you've got to switch to water based platen adhesive if you still use canned sprays. The benefits are that it's SO much cheaper, it lasts longer, and it doesn't kill your lungs. We go through a $28 gallon in 2-3 years instead of a $5 can every 3 days. Just get a ketchup-style squeese bottle and apply with a plastic squeegee. The stuff is awesome: we've run 500 shirts on a single application. You just have to wipe the platens down with a wet abrasive sponge every couple of hours to reactivate it, and you're set.
You can thank us later.
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