hi.. i just wanna share something with u guys.if u interested with silk screen printing but dont have a complete stuff like photo emulsion and sensitizer,u can DIY it and the cost is cheaper then buy from the shop and i know some of u hard to get all the needed stuff.

things u need to prepare to make photo emulsion:

1. white glue (thick glue white color which u can buy from any stationary outlet with price as low as RM2 per bottle.
2. nila..i dont know in english it call as what but it used to color white tshirt.
3. Ammonium dichromate crystalline powder (potassium dichromate can be used as substitute)



step:

1. Mix 1 tablespoon of Ammonium Dichromate with 2 ounces of water in a bowl. Stir until dissolved.put beside --> as sensitizer
2. mix white glue with nila to make it colored so u can make it looks like real photo emulsion
3. mix 10 spoons of ur DIY photo emulsion with 1 spoon of sensitizer
(remember do all in the dark room)

4. tadaa.. now u can use it like a real photo emulsion..its quality almost better than the real photo emulsion

Where'd you get the ammonium dichromate crystalline powder?

u can order from school's lab chemical supplier

any example?

yeah any example of the product done by this home made method ?

wait i post da picture..now i need to wait da photo emulsion on the block's screen dry first..

btw i'm using ready made sensitizer i bought online coz in my place dun have any chemical supplier

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Added on September 5, 2011, 5:59 pmphoto emulsion after dried



after exposed to the lightbox



printed on the tshirt using red color rubber dye



finish products.. i made those tshirt for my sister's spa



This post has been edited by krizalid88: Sep 5 2011, 05:59 PM

waa very nice liao.....this really saves up cost

my group use the same method with krazalid too..

and this is the outcome

I've always wanted to make this. the only thing is, whr to get Ammonium Dichromate . it'll be easy if I can get it from phamarcies or smtg.

what about real emulsion? where can i get it?

saw one at kedai maria in shah alam the other day. or u can check out hai kuang in KL. tempat lain dunno la

Hello hru all im new here and also new to this ... Im thinking to buy 1st premade emuslion and see that i can make things on tshrts or not if yes i will accomplish in it thn will make this at home.....
But im confuse in the procedure can any one herlp me ... The way thay lady explained .. She said... Mix 10 spoons of diy emuslion ( is she talking about that emulsion which she made ????)
And mix glue with nila in emulsion ( but how much glue and nila) and in the end sensitizer mixx wd all these things ????

Plzz want help cz me new i hope u will help me

how to mix the thick glue with nila? Do I have to pour all of them together?