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Dye Migration

I'm printing on RED polyester/moisture management shirts. I had planned to use quick print. The design does not have any white in it. Do I need to worry about the red from the fabric migrating into the light colors in the design?

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Permalink Reply by Butch on April 27, 2012 at 2:56pm

We did a job for a team close by on red (will not name the manufacturer at this time) that was supposed to be a migration free, no low energy dyes used product. Guess what, they did bleed into the quickprint changing some of the lighter colors.

We contacted the company and were told they could not quarantee the dyes would not migrate because they didn't know what temps or times were used by printers. They suggested a temp of 300 or lower and times of less than 12 secs. Haven't tried qp at those temps yet and they haven'tproven their theory either.

Print one garment and wait 3-4 daysyou should know by then.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Adler on April 27, 2012 at 9:05pm

What brand shirts are they?

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Permalink Reply by Vicki Dunning on April 27, 2012 at 9:18pm

I printed two Augusta ladies 525 shirts. The other shirts that need to be done (red polyester also) are Champion CW23. I printed the two Augustas at noon and so far they are fine.

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Permalink Reply by CYW on April 28, 2012 at 12:12pm

Yes. Sometimes. Maybe.

How's that for an answer, Vicki? Smile.

It all depends. Some polys are better than others but I've never found any one brand completely consistent

Like Butch said, lowering the temp should help

When in doubt, I always use sub block

No fun getting a big (unwelcomed) surprise when you wake up the next day..........if it can be avoided.

Diane

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Permalink Reply by Eric Adler on April 28, 2012 at 10:36pm

I am always careful with Augusta, especially their navy. I used to think that the cheaper poly t's bled more, but I have seen even Under Armour T's bleed. The only brand I can count on to get cosistently good prints is Alleson Athletic.

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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson - Admin on April 30, 2012 at 1:22pm

Vicki - how did the Quickprint Sub Block media I gave you work out?

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Permalink Reply by Vicki Dunning on April 30, 2012 at 3:18pm

Steven, It's excellent. No bleed through on either style shirt (Augusta or Champion) and it has a relatively light hand, much like regular quick print. Although I do have to note the few shirts I imprinted with the quickprint didn't have any bleed through either... But I wasn't prepared to take a chance on the remainder of the shirts. If I had to replace three shirts, that's one thing but I didn't want to have to replace 24.

As always, thanks for the fabulous support. I owe you some cookies! (Although I just got a fabulous recipe for a blueberry cobbler type dessert ~ although THAT would not ship well!)