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Screen-Printing on posterbord

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:24 pm
by JaTalada
I've been trying to do some artwork for sale. I normally print t-shirts with regular plastisol inks. I found posterboard does decent when curing the ink. I have found that too much handling results in peeling of the inks off the board. Does anyone have any suggestions that can make my life easier? And keep my production's promise of quality?

Joshua Talada
Owner, Genesis by Design

Re: Screen-Printing on posterbord

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:59 pm
by d fleming
Plastisol ink is for textile printing. Get some general purpose ink for poster board. Naz Dar is a good source for the proper inks for different substrates.

Re: Screen-Printing on posterbord

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:36 pm
by JaTalada
Would I be able to use the same screens I use for t-shirts? I don't want to ruin a screen by using the wrong inks.

Re: Screen-Printing on posterbord

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:18 am
by geneh
The ink you decide to use will have a TDS ( Technical Data Sheet ) this will give you mesh call outs and cure perameters.

Good Luck

Re: Screen-Printing on posterbord

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:01 am
by tpitman
Speedball's Acrylic Inks are made for paper substrates. There are some other waterbased inks on the market, such as Jacquard's. I've also read that Matsui waterbased inks work well on paper flatstock. I've tried a little of the Speedball and they leave a nice finish. You gotta keep moving though, utilize a flood over the open area of the stencil between prints, and wash up immediately when finished. One thing about the Matsui inks is they are less prone to quick skin-over on press, and there are retarders you can add to increase open time. The Nazdar poster inks are solvent based, I believe.
The problem with plastisol is it needs some tooth in the substrate to grip onto. Smooth paper stocks don't have much.

Re: Screen-Printing on posterbord

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:34 am
by tompaine
If you use water-based inks you will need an emulsion that resists water, the same screens can be used though.

Re: Screen-Printing on posterbord

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