I have VICTORY over the big, bad, dirty screens!! A pressure washer, a little muscle and a little patience and I have won. The screens look FANTASTIC. No need for re-meshing!! Sweet! :) I love saving money.
I am letting the cleaning solutions sit on the screens for 8 to 10 minutes, especially the Citra-Paste and the Dehazer. I am getting the ghost images and emulsion off my older screens too. I am so very happy. I have had this problem since I started and I was getting very irritated. I felt like I was ruining all my screens. Now I know I need to let the chemicals sit on the screens a little longer and use a pressure washer.
I love my pressure washer. I will definitely not be going back to the garden hose. It may still work since I am leaving the chemicals on longer but a pressure washer works SO much better.
Now I am getting anxious to print my shirts. I was very frustrated before because my screens looked like crap. One more step in the right direction. :) My next little issue is exposure times. That was part of my problem with the wash-out. I do have a UV exposure unit on the way which will be great. But I still need to figure out the right time with the 500watt unit. I had less problem when I exposed for 11+ minutes. I think I will go back to that for now. I am headed out to pick up a new bulb for the light so that should help as well.
Things are looking good. :)
Jeanette
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