How do i get away from spray tac

By BPleaguer on Dec. 22, 2010
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Screen Printing

I want to eliminate the use of spray tac on my 5 manual presses. I have read a lot of articles and have tried a few products as well. Haven't really found anything that works well enough. The obvious issues spray tac can cause to the operators and just the mess spray tac makes, have made this a necessity at my shop. If there are any suggestions or proven alternatives, i would love to hear about them.

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Submitted by ExtremeScreen on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 21:54

musterdbom wrote:
textac cut 50/50 with water. Put it in a mustard squirter, squiggle on the pallet, spread around with an ink card, flash, done.

Rejuvenate with spray bottle of water and wipe paper towel, then reflash.

YES USE TEX TAC AND DILUTE BY 50%. GRAB A $20 PAINT GUN THE CAR PAINT GUNS THAT OPERATE BY AIR, THEY NEVER CLOG AND SPRAY A NICE FAN. YOU WILL SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR ON TAC.

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Submitted by Binkspot on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 22:29

Use the 4" foam roller and a squeeze bottle. The whole idea is to stop spraying tac all over the place.

Owner/Operator of Middletownink

Submitted by kpinkinc on Sat, 01/01/2011 - 12:40

I've been trying to ween the employees off the spray-tac they love so much, but have you guys had experience w/ using the roll-on glue (textac, top bond, etc) w/ cheap tees (Hanes, Gildan, etc) vs high end tees ( American, Alternative ) where they're super thin tees. The glue seems great for the cheaper heavier tees but seems like the glue is just too strong when using the super lightweight tees. Tips ? Thoughts ? Happy New Year!

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Submitted by srimonogramming on Sat, 01/01/2011 - 13:20

If your tack seems too strong, you can water it down a bit and you can also put it on without flashing it to reduce it's strength a little bit more. It's hard to really apply less to an area but I've found that putting it on and not flashing helps keep it not so tacky, yet it still will last hundreds of prints. Just make sure you give it a few minutes to dry on it's own before you load a shirt.

Submitted by repogolfer on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 13:37

musterdbom wrote:
textac cut 50/50 with water. Put it in a mustard squirter, squiggle on the pallet, spread around with an ink card, flash, done.

Rejuvenate with spray bottle of water and wipe paper towel, then reflash.

Exactly as Musterborn stated. 50/50 water....I use Top Bond by CCI.

Except I use a larger container and I use a foam roller brush for paint. Small size of I think 4-5 inches. Works like a charm.

Jon

Submitted by cnasherman on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 14:54

musterdbom wrote:
textac cut 50/50 with water. Put it in a mustard squirter, squiggle on the pallet, spread around with an ink card, flash, done.

Rejuvenate with spray bottle of water and wipe paper towel, then reflash.

100% the way we do it. Works awesome! Textac is some good shat!

Chad Sherman
Pro Ink Screen Printing
ProInkScreenPrinting.com
570-837-1999
(877) 551-0852

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Submitted by srimonogramming on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 16:00

I can't believe anyone still uses that spray tack. I've heard shops saying they tried the WB textile adhesive and they didn't like it, and I can't imagine how exactly they applied it for it not to work better than the spray tack.

Submitted by mshort01 on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 17:30

One of the shops I was a production manger at used a central drum of water base adhesive and ran lines with paint guns at each machine for application. It really worked well for us there. Also I've seen rigs where they use the paint guns with the reservoir built on the guns handle so they can cut down on the lines running over head.

Matthew Short
T&J Printing Supply, Inc
tandjprintingsupply.com
matts@tandjprintingsupply.com

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