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Best way to print on "awkwardly-shaped" surfaces..
I’m looking for a practical way to print onto spray-painted or bare metal – whether that’s screen printing or whatever, I really don’t know, so would appreciate some advice.
The kind of thing I’m looking for would be something like these :
http://www.elitetone.com/images/fillmore/fillmore.png
http://www.roland.com/products/en/SH-32/images/top_L.jpg
http://www.rocknrollvintage.com/prodimages/Z-Vex-Custom-Oooh-Wahh-II.jpgI’ve tried large stickers, but they end up being a nightmare for various reasons. They’re ok, but it’s not what I’m looking for as a long term option (the main problem being that I can’t get round edges too cleanly). Lazertran is no good either, as it leaves me with edges.
Could I get the results I want with self-weeding heat transfer paper? :
http://www.serigraf.ie/heat_laserdark_nocut.htmlI’d end up with lettering that I could clear coat over. But do these things require a flat surface and a heat press? Is screen-printing out of the question for me?
Advice/suggestions much appreciated!
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Screen printing those would be very time consuming and difficult because of all the colors. Remember for every color that means one more screen and one more registration. If that dark transfer works like says it will then I think that would be ideal. Although it looks like you have to be able to print white ink for the white lettering. I’m still not sure that you could wrap the edges. I assume thats what you were talking about when referring to corners.
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quote gregwallace:Screen printing those would be very time consuming and difficult because of all the colors. Remember for every color that means one more screen and one more registration. If that dark transfer works like says it will then I think that would be ideal. Although it looks like you have to be able to print white ink for the white lettering. I’m still not sure that you could wrap the edges. I assume thats what you were talking about when referring to corners.
Yeah, this is the problem…
Even with a simpler 2 or 3 colour design, I’m concerned about lining up a screen correctly/accurately.
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