Screen Printing Bic Lighters
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:23 pm
I am interested in screen printing disposable lighters, specifically Bic lighters. I have not been able to find must in the way of instruction or equipment. It seems most equipment is custom made for this sort of thing. I have found a few youtube.com videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_e8d-gLlpc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiHJwDFMhKs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jNo7HBN0pQ
But no real information or equipment. I am a novice to screen printing but I have friends who have run a screen printing shop for many years that can help out. They have never done lighters though. Some questions I have that they could not answer are...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_e8d-gLlpc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiHJwDFMhKs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jNo7HBN0pQ
But no real information or equipment. I am a novice to screen printing but I have friends who have run a screen printing shop for many years that can help out. They have never done lighters though. Some questions I have that they could not answer are...
- What inks are best?
- Any tips or tricks for printing on Bic brand lighters as opposed to the cheap "flat sided" lighters?
- Tips for running lighters through the oven? I see the sticker on bics says nothing over 120 degrees...
- Plans or videos of custom setups? I was thinking of printing 20 or so with one screen so I can have a different image on each. Just put a lot of images on one screen and do 20 at a time.
- Any kits available?