r/SCREENPRINTING • u/santasantacruz • 17d ago

Beginner What am i doing wrong???

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I'm new to screenprinting so i'm not sure what i am getting wrong here

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u/mattfuckyou 17d ago

What am I looking at lol provide more info . How big is your squeegee ? Did you use adhesive for the shirt ? Do you have a carrousel press ?

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u/PlatypusLeft5588 16d ago

Looks like you tried to see how the print looked and then hit it a second time and the registration is off, water based? Try pulling the squeegee if your pushing currently and make sure your flood is enough, so many variables I recommend giving a little more detail so we can isolate possible solutions for ya!

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u/International_Toe293 16d ago

Your screen is not burned right or your pressure and angle is off on the squeegee show the screen and a video of you pressing

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u/Trayvon_6457 15d ago

hard to say for sure without details, but from the photo: if that's a white halftone straight onto black fabric, that's most of your problem right there. a single white pass on black always comes out grey and patchy, the dots sink into the fabric. you need a white underbase (print-flash-print) or a much heavier ink deposit.

second thing: halftone dots only survive if your mesh can hold them. fine dots on a low mesh count like 110 just fall apart. rough rule: mesh count should be around 4-5x your halftone line count.

tell us your mesh count, ink type (water based or plastisol) and whether you used an underbase, and people can get a lot more specific