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Pretreatment and Curing Process
Standard Process and Settings when printing with Dupont Inks through a Polyprint Echo2. (Always recommended to prepress all garments before pretreating to help remove excess moisture from the garment before applying pretreat.)
Garment: Average Ringspun 100% Cotton Dark Garment
Ink Colors Used: CMYK+W
Pretreat Used:
Pretreat Curing Heat Press Settings
Final Cure Heat Press Settings
Final Cure Procedure:
Standard Process and Settings when printing with Dupont Inks through a Polyprint Echo2. (Always recommended to prepress all garments before pretreating to help remove excess moisture from the garment before applying pretreat.)
Garment: Average Ringspun 100% Cotton Dark Garment
Ink Colors Used: CMYK+W
Pretreat Used:
- Dupont 5003
- Firebird FBX-100 (shorten press time to 35 seconds)
Pretreat Curing Heat Press Settings
- Temp: 340
- Pressure: Medium to High
- Press Time: 40 seconds
- Pre-press garment for 10 to 15 seconds to remove any excess moisture.
- Apply pretreatment (typically 25 to 30 grams for standard ringspun dark garments)
- Lay on heat press and use either a tefflon sheet or Polyprint Parchment Paper.
- Press using medium to high pressure for 40 seconds.
- Parchment paper should NOT be stuck to garment when pretreat is dry.
Final Cure Heat Press Settings
- Temp: 340
- Pressure: Low
- Press Time: 120 seconds
Final Cure Procedure:
- Hover for 30 seconds
- Apply Teflon or Polyprint Parchment Paper
- Press at low pressure for 120 Seconds