Water Based Screen Printing

Water Based Screen Printing

What works for some people, may not work for other; that is just a reality of the world we live in.  Because of this, we are in world filled with options.  People are always trying to come up with new ways to ‘skin a cat’ so that it works best for them.  In the custom garment printing world, this type of innovation has given us water based screen printing.  Water based screen printing is an alternative way of screen printing your custom garments that comes with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Water Based Screen Printing

Originally screen printing was done using plastisol inks, which are petroleum based.  Plastisol is great for keeping costs down because they are reusable as long as you properly maintain them.  They won’t dry up in the screens because there is virtually no solvent in them.  The problem with plastisol is that for some customers, the feel of the ink on the garment known as the ‘hand’, is too firm.  For designs that are all over coverage or that have multiple colors, plastisol ink can feel quite heavy and stiff.  Water based screen printing is perfect for those who are looking for a soft, ‘barely there’ feeling print.

Water based inks are susceptible to drying out and as such, are mixed for the amount needed for the job.  Since the inks aren’t reusable, water based screen printing is generally more expensive than printing with plastisol.  At AMBRO Manufacturing, you can have the best of both worlds as we offer screen printing with both plastisol and water based inks.  We also are capable of water based discharge printing too, so don’t forget to ask us about that!  If you are interested in placing an order, or if you would like to find out more about water based printing, you can contact us by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

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Foil Printing Services

Foil Printing Services

Biologically speaking, the human eye is drawn to flashing light.  As humans, our brains evolved to notice flashing light as way to alert us to things in our environment worth noticing.  It helps keep us safe because it snaps us out of what we were doing to make us aware of something important.  This exact reason is why hazard lights flash and why blinking lights announce the opening of big events.  Knowing all this means that as a designer, you can capitalize on our human nature to bring attention to your artwork.  If you are a custom garment decorator, you can use foil printing services to jazz up your designs and have heads turning to see your pieces.

Foil Printing Services

You cannot deny the appeal of a top quality, custom foil printed garment.  It just oozes luxury because of the shiny metallic design.  You can opt for the classic colors like silver or gold foil, but there are other options too.  You can pick from a number of different color foils in the rainbow, or even pick rainbow foil if you want them all!  At AMBRO Manufacturing, we can offer you our foil printing services for your custom garments.  The process is quite similar to regular screen printing; the foil is applied to an adhesive layer of ink that gets screen printed as though it were a regular ink.  The garment is heat pressed with the foil so that the adhesive binds to the foil and then it is peeled off.  Wherever the adhesive was printed will now be covered in shimmering foil.

With our foil printing services you can choose to go for an only foil design or a mixture of screen printing and foil printing.  Whatever works best for your custom foil printing job, we’re happy to assist you.  You can contact us to place an order, or for additional information, by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

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