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      • Cracking emulsion
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      • Design still visible after reclaiming a screen (ghost image)
      • Details washing away when revealing the design
      • Drops appearing in the dried emulsion - Coating too thick
      • Emulsion getting damaged when revealing or printing
      • Impossible to fix the springs
      • Ink is too thick
      • Ink not passing through the screen
      • Irregular emulsion layer - Waves visibles in the coating
      • Nothing prints onto my transparent films
      • Print quality decreasing on the same screen
      • Printer stains on the transparent film - Bad stencil prints
      • Screen can't be reclaimed - Impossible to remove the emulsion
      • The arm of the press doesn't stay up
      • The screen print looks transparent - White/Clear Ink Printing
      • Thick fabric printing - Screen lowering stuck by the fabric
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Screen Printing

  • Cracking emulsion
  • Design not appearing
  • Design still visible after reclaiming a screen (ghost image)
  • Details washing away when revealing the design
  • Drops appearing in the dried emulsion - Coating too thick
  • Emulsion getting damaged when revealing or printing
  • Impossible to fix the springs
  • Ink is too thick
  • Ink not passing through the screen
  • Irregular emulsion layer - Waves visibles in the coating
  • Nothing prints onto my transparent films
  • Print quality decreasing on the same screen
  • Printer stains on the transparent film - Bad stencil prints
  • Screen can't be reclaimed - Impossible to remove the emulsion
  • The arm of the press doesn't stay up
  • The screen print looks transparent - White/Clear Ink Printing
  • Thick fabric printing - Screen lowering stuck by the fabric
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Ink is too thick

 monochrome, printing, screen-printing, sp_usage, usage

▶  Description of the problem

You ink seems way thicker than the consistence you usually observe on screen printing videos. It is not liquid enough.

▶  Possible origins

The ink pot is brand new and has never been mixed, or it needs to be mixed again after resting for a long time.

▶  Solution

You need to work it (mix it) before using it.

To work an ink, stir it with a mixing stick for 3 to 5 minutes.

If it still seems too thick, you can add a little bit of water and mix it again, (only in water-based inks, like the one we sell on our Mekanika shop), until you reach a good consistency.

Be careful, do not add too much!

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