Just doesn't seem to work.
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:55 pm
I'm having some trouble with setting up this screen printing kit. This is the kit I'm using. The problem is the photo emulsion is coming off after exposing the screen. I mixed the sensitizer and emulsion like the instruction says to do first but I think I might have put a little more water than I was suppose to. It seemed a bit more blue-ish green than the video tutorial and a little more watery. I mixed it as much as I could but it didn't change anymore at one point.
I used the emulsion on the screen and let it dry over night, everything seemed to be okay at this point. I then used a 150 watt light for 45 minutes 1 foot above the 10 x 14 screen to expose the positive design with two transparent papers overlapping each other perfectly. After the 45 minutes I washed the screen with a shower head and warm water and the design was coming out but so was the rest of the emulsion. I'm not sure what I did wrong.
I don't know if the pressure was too much for the screen, the emulsion isn't good enough, or it was under exposed even though I followed what the instructions said.
Any help is appreciated.
I used the emulsion on the screen and let it dry over night, everything seemed to be okay at this point. I then used a 150 watt light for 45 minutes 1 foot above the 10 x 14 screen to expose the positive design with two transparent papers overlapping each other perfectly. After the 45 minutes I washed the screen with a shower head and warm water and the design was coming out but so was the rest of the emulsion. I'm not sure what I did wrong.
I don't know if the pressure was too much for the screen, the emulsion isn't good enough, or it was under exposed even though I followed what the instructions said.
Any help is appreciated.