Printing on under armour

Northstar

Is there anybody out there printing on under armour? I have been trying to figure out the best inks and best curing time and temp?


Northstar

Greg hamrick

What exactly do you mean, "under armour"?


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Northstar

On the mostuire manigment, or do you mean you do not know what under armour is? It is a spandex like material.

jr_sanford

If you want to print on any textile then plastisol will suffice. Nylon based substrates need to have a catalyst added (usually 10%) and mixed well to the plastisol prior to printing. *Hint: Be sure to clean the image area of your screen immediately when you are done or the catalyst will harden in your screen.

Curing - test a piece FIRST to make sure it doesn't scorch!

Follow instructions on curing time for the ink you are using. I go at 400° for 60 seconds. Some (dark) colored substrates can use less time.

Check out this site http://www.underarmour.com

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Northstar

Sanford, What kind of ink are you using and what brand?

Thanks!!!

jr_sanford

Plastisols, vinyl, metal, and glass

I use QCM® http://www.qcminks.com mostly. Also Union Ink® http://www.unionink.com and International Coatings® http://www.iccink.com for textiles and for vinyl I use Nazdar® vinyl ink http://www.nazdar.com

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Greg hamrick

For Spandex, "sublimation" would be the way to go. Any other type of ink will crack as the spandex stretches.

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pegasus

Well when I printed in colorado we would do garments like that for pearl izumi we would use spandasol ink it stretches rather than cracking but u need to use multiple layers u can't put it on thin...

pdmstudios

I've printed on under armour numerous times. I usually use this ink called: MULTITech ink. It's series is: MESH-149T, White.

I use this to print on Spandex, and it actually works. It stretches and never cracks. I just speed up my dryer a little bit. There is no set time for dryers, it's just a trial and error. Start out fast sending, then slow it down until you're happy with the results. But this ink is the best for anything that has any type of stretch. I don't even add any catalyst.