Discharge Prints

Discharge Prints

Have you heard about garments customized with discharge prints?  I’m sure you’ve probably heard about screen printing, or at the very least, you’ve seen it on custom clothing before, so you’re not too far off.  Many screen printed garments are printed using plastisol inks, but there are more options than just plastisol inks!  Let’s take discharge prints for example:  Discharge ink is a type of water based ink that has different properties than plastisol ink which gives you different printing results.

Discharge Prints

The biggest difference between the inks is the use of a solvent.  Plastisol inks are easy to reuse over and over again because they lack a solvent which prevents them from drying up when exposed to air.  The trade-off for easy storage and reuse is that plastisol inks tend to dry stiff and heavy which won’t work for every garment.  Water based ink printing doesn’t have to worry about that because the inks contain a solvent that allows you to print softer.  Of course, when working with a solvent you have a time limit on the ink before it expires so printing with them can be a bit trickier.

Discharge prints take water based inks a step further because a special discharge agent can be mixed into the pigmented ink so as to allow you to remove the existing color from the garment while depositing the desired color in its place.  Since you don’t even need to print an underbase layer the resulting print will be ultra soft, as though the print has always been a part of the fabric!  So if you are interested in trying out custom discharge prints, you should come to AMBRO Manufacturing where we can provide you with all of that and more.  You can easily contact us to place your order, or to find out more about our company and services, by email or by giving us a call at (908) 806-8337.

Professional Screen Printing

Professional Screen Printing

Silk screen printing is a very commonly used technique for putting custom artwork onto clothing and accessories.  It’s so common, in fact, that there are many different at-home printing kits available to the masses.  The question is, do they work?  The answer to that isn’t a simple yes or no because it depends on the needs of the garment designer.  If you simply want to create simple printed tees at home for your own personal use, then yes it works for you.  If you plan on starting a custom garment decoration company, it is best to get involved with a professional screen printing company.

So why should you choose professional screen printing if you plan to have your own business?  Well, a professional screen printing company will be set up to help you now and will give you the room to grow when your business does.  When you work with us at AMBRO Manufacturing, we keep your artwork on file for future re-ordering ease.  This means over time you can build a portfolio of designs that will be in our records and you won’t have to go through setting up your order from scratch every time.  But that’s only a portion of the benefit you can expect from professional screen printing.

At AMBRO Manufacturing we’ve spent the last 30 years honing our craft and developing printing services to be able to provide a wide variety of options for our clients.  At-home printing won’t be able to provide you with foil printing, water based and discharge ink printing, oversized printing and screen printing on specialty items like tote bags and umbrellas.  So don’t waste your money on dead ends; come to AMBRO Manufacturing instead.  Our team is here to answer your questions and help guide you through the process.  You can contact us by email or by phone at (908) 806-8337.

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