Plastisol or Water Based INK?
Plastisol is used by 95% of Pro T-Shirt printers because of it’s higher opacity and open time on the screens but you need to cure the shirt at 305 degrees for 90 seconds for the ink to dry. That means you need a dryer or flash cure unit. And solvents to clean up. Plastisol tend to sit “on” the garment and can feel rubbery if heavy Water based ink will air dry and give great results on light colored garments but will require flashing or other techniques to look good on darks. also WB ink requires more attention to prevent drying while in the screen. WB cleans up with water. W.B. tends to sit “in” the garment and gives a softer hand.
