Caring for your Silkscreen (quick facts)
General Guidlines
- Do not use a power washer to clean your inks
- Do not soak your silkscreen in water
- Use cold water to cleanup your silkscreen
- Store your silkscreen in a cool dry location
Water Based Silkscreens
- Don’t let your water-based ink dry in the screen
- Use cold water to clean up your inks
- Can be used to print Plastisol ink
- Mineral spirits can be used as a cleanup
- Do not use a citrus based ink cleaner
Plastisol Silkscreens
- Can be used for short run water-based printing
- Screen opener is for on press clog removal only
- Do not use screen opener to clean up your screen
- For ink degradients, do not use a pressure washer
Solvent Silkscreens
- For use with solvent based screen printing inks
- Not recommended for water-based inks
- For use with acetone, butyl carbitol, butyl cellosolve, MEK, MIBK, Xylol, Toluol, Varsol, and similarly harsh solvents.