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screens question
newbie question 🙄
do screens have a shelf life once you’ve put a design on them?
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6 Replies
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what have you used for the stencil Neil?
Emulsion or film?
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Not done any yet Glenn, but it’ll be emulsion.
Asking because I do a lot of repeat orders for local schools where text/logo never changes.
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To be perfectly honest I have never used emulsions but this should give you a guide…
Autotype products are available from Sericol so if you gave them a ring they would be able to advice on your exact situation regarding type of ink, length of run etc etc
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Hi Neil,
Aslong as the emulsion was in date and fresh when the screen was coated, the screen was exposed correctly and all ink taken off afterwards your screens should last a long time. I’ve had stencils on for years and used many times before washing off.Cheers John
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Thanks Glenn, John
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Most contemporary emulsions are durable. My experience is that stencils last for few thousand prints when you print long runs. At your case I understand that you do not print long runs but many reprints in short runs. I think in that case durability depends on that if you use water base or vinyl inks. Cleaning itself could be more aggressive on stencils than printing.
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