SCREEN PRINTING IN PERTH @ RED HOT DESIGN

Screen printing has been around for a long time. In it’s modern form it has transformed from handcut stencils and silk mesh to photographic stencils being produced on polyester mesh.
A range of mesh from coarse to fine are used to reproduce artwork onto the garment. Clear film is produced for each colour with the image area remaining opaque to UV light.
A photographic emulsion is coated onto the screen and allowed to dry. The film is placed on the screen and a 1.5 kw UV light exposes the light under a vacuum.

The opaque image prevents light getting through, while the rest of the
screen is exposed to UV light. This changes the chemistry of
the emulsion so that the image area can be washed out
with water.
Each screen is then checked for quality and put into the
press in the correct order.
More colours = more complexity and hence higher price.
Printing by machine or by hand is the same in principle.
A rubber squeegee is dragged across the image , leaving ink
on the garment wherever the image has been washed out.
Typically the ink will be touch dried in position on a dark shirt.
This allows us to obtain brighter prints on darks, but also slows
the process down. That’s why it’s more expensive to print a dark
shirt.
Maximum image size is 430mm x 550 mm.
Take a look out our gallery page to see samples.