Screen Printing Inks 101 | Plastisol, Water Based, and What You Need to Know

New to the print game or want to test out some new inks? This is the video for you. Confused by the options? There are lots of screen printing inks, and it's not always easy to figure out exactly which one is right. We discuss plastisol, water based, discharge inks, and much more. Most of the inks work the same, so look at how the inks perform for your application.

Availability, Printability, Price. These are the sweet spots you should look for: if you can't get the ink, it's not for you! If it doesn't print well, what's the point? And if the price isn't right...well, good luck.

You'll also learn about dye migration, garment types, ink viscosity, and a ton of powerful details to help you navigate the world of screen printing inks. Understanding the right principles is powerful. This is how.

00:00 Intro
00:40 Availability, Printability, Price
01:15 Types of Inks
01:52 Plastisol
02:25 Garment Types & Inks
04:40 Water Based & Discharge
06:18 Silicone
06:42 Testing New Inks
07:42 Outro

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[DavonMcMillian]

Quality of video! Beast. Great thumbnail design too! haha but super informative as well, thank you.

[rudwellmoses]

Blessed good morning dear 😊. Not a printer but will like to try n your video n awesome instructions are very clear♥️. Thank you very much and have a very blessed safe day 🙏. Keep on inspiring 💕

[UpenShenoy]

Very nice video, quite informative, would have helped if there were visuals of each output (how each ink would look on the tees)

[FamousJames]

Nice, I’ve not even got to heat pressing stage yet due to researching what I need first but I think the water based ink is best as I feel customers like the quality of ink embedded into the garment. Great videos.

[intellamotive]

This was an excellent video, very informative. Thank you for taking the time.

[davidb]

Great Video with awesome information, , , Good Job

[typerightseesight]

I started as the packer at the end of the belt in june but it wasnt until they closed the garage doors in the beginning of winter how hard the fumes hit you by lunch its a cloud of plastisol. PVC

[manual.focus]

What screen mesh count should I use for water based black ink & what mesh count should I use for water based black ink?

[jayllicampo]

Thank you so much for the video, it was really helpful! Take care, God bless you! 😊🔥

[specta]

i had my first print today, i just started, very slowly, trying to get to know everything there is i need to know, bought what i could and made what i could thanks to my dad doing his best to support me, made a screen, tested the emulsion and found the result i was looking for, until i got to the printing part, tried my hands on a one color page with a lot of detail just to see if the screen was right and the mesh i used was good enough, everything was a success until i got to the ink, i bought plastisol inks, tried the black, i didn't know it would smell that rubbery, but i didn't bother with the smell, however my problem is how heavy it was, too thick and very high viscosity, the print was alright, my first try after all, but i didn't expect the ink to be that heavy, is it normal ? or is there something am missing ?

[robynarouty]

What’s the best ink to use on 100# paper posters? Thx!

[costume]

Hello, I want to ask you with ink or paint. Can I use it on silk. Satin. Or nylon, please can you send me a link

[DoctorColg]

I'm printing simple 1 -2 color logos on used fire hose, low thread count cotton / canvas.

These are for dog toys. What do you suggest ink wise that will last and be safe in case ingested. Now there's a question for you that you don't get often... what inks can my dog eat?

[DaLeSy.]

So when using water based inks, how do you make black ink lighter, and white ink lighter looking?

[casseliagoldson]

Hi does anyone know if plastisol inks are the same as an opaque ink?

[Alee_Sh]

Hi dear, can you please tell me which ink is permanently printed on plastic shopper bags

[DarthUmbreon]

Great video man this really cleared a lot of things up for me! I just had a couple questions regarding plastisol ink. So the hoodie I use for my brand is 80/20 cotton/poly. Do you think I would be better to use low bleed ink or a poly ink? Also, you recommend getting two separate screens with different mesh counts if I'm also working with 100% cotton garments and cotton ink, or could I get away with just getting one for now? Thanks!

[ApriliaClothing]

Success always ... very inspired to see your videos. HAPPY HAPPY

[GaryMan-sg]

Can I get some sample, I'm frm MAURÌTIUS.