What the hell is discharge and water based inks?
Discharge ink is actually more of a bleach than an ink. Discharge ink bleaches your design into the shirt. It is best used if you are printing a very large image or are looking for a real soft vintage feel. Water based inks are inks that do not include oil or plastic (or both) as a base. They feel softer and are generally noted as a more eco friendly printing process. Discharge and water based inks also print really well over the zippers on hooded sweatshirts and off the bottom of shirts or over seams. If you’ve ever seen an over the zipper print that looks like complete garbage, chances are it was not printed with discharge. Ask us if you’d like to see some examples, you’ll see what we mean. Both discharge and water based inks generally run an additional $1 per print (but it’s completely worth it).
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