What can cause the mesh to slip off the screen?
There are three main causes of mesh slipping off the screen. 1. Printing too close to the inside edge can pull the screen off the frame. Make sure you have sufficient space around your design and use the correct size squeegee. 2. Printing too high off contact. Make sure your screen height above the print is not too high, forcing the squeegee to pull down the mesh too far. 3. Chemical interaction with the screen/frame interface. Keep inks and strong solvents such as acetone, MEK, lacquer thinner etc away from the frame. Soy based solvents also will remove the mesh, so use sparingly. “Safety Clean” will cause the mesh to fail also.Blockout tape placed on the inside and top of frame will protect the glue. Solvents such as mineral spirits, VF Ink Wash and water will not affect our glue. IMPORTANT MESH FAILURE MESSAGE: Soy based chemicals like Franmar D-haze and Easiway’s Easisolv 701 contain components that keep the chemical from drying out or evaporating. This quality makes these chemical
There are three main causes of mesh slipping off the screen. 1. Printing too close to the inside edge can pull the screen off the frame. Make sure you have sufficient space around your design and use the correct size squeegee. 2. Printing too high off contact. Make sure your screen height above the print is not too high, forcing the squeegee to pull down the mesh too far. 3. Chemical interaction with the screen/frame interface. Keep inks and strong solvents such as acetone, MEK, lacquer thinner etc away from the frame. Haze removers can also remove the mesh, so use sparingly. Solvents such as mineral spirits, VF Ink Wash and water and standard emulsion removers will not affect our glue. IMPORTANT MESH FAILURE MESSAGE: Haze removing chemicals may contain components that keep the chemical from drying out or evaporating. This quality makes these chemicals work well, but it presents a problem if you do not wash the chemical off the screen COMPLETELY when you are finished cleaning. We recom
