may i ask, sensitizer is used for wat? Once the image burned on the silk screen, will we able to clean off the burned image and use another image to burn on the silkscreen?

the sanitizer is used to mix with the photo emulsion, its has a specific ration to mix. There are also premix emulsion that dun need to mix with sanitizer.

Once the image burn on the silkscreen, we able to clean up by shooting via water compressor or traditional method to use clorox bleach.

Hope this help.

Quick question, is this effective on bamboo cotton shirts?

what's a bamboo cotton shirts ? o.o

what the purpose of sensitizer?i buy socomask emulsion 900gm violet color and it came along with bottle of liquid kinda like bottle for cough medicine u got from goverment clinic..its around 40 ml. i forgot to ask what it is but i think its the sensitizer..rite?? after googling around i think its use to increase the emulsion sensitivity to light..correct me if im wrong..so how much to i need to mix??what the correct ratio..

Interesting, tips, finally i know "abit" wat i need to buy and do... always dream to make own Tshirt... thx

Not sure with the ratio , but you need to mix it until its turqoise in color.

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Added on September 16, 2009, 2:00 amWelcome..always welcome ! remember to post up your work here as well.

This post has been edited by rubbermilk: Sep 16 2009, 02:00 AM

hey there rubbermilk...
how r u?
dah lama tak tgk this topic..
kinda busy i study skang..
Btw guys this topic is so good cause it'll thought you on how to do silkscreen..
free bump..=p

the ratio for sanitizer and a bottle of emulsion is like, a bottle of sanitizer for a bottle of emulsion.

For small amount of mixture u just agak2 until the color become purple-grey-brown.

So careful, once mixed, they are very sensitive to light, dont exposed the mixture to open light source.

I try b4, at my college... become a piece of "cake" wuwuwu

how come can become a cake lor?

This post has been edited by payne11: Sep 27 2009, 03:46 PM

Nice sharing sista!

seriously thinking of try this soon

few questions
1. do you spread and scrape the emulsion using a metal ruler?
2. where to buy squeegee?
3. How good is the exposure results using the desk lamp technique?

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Added on October 5, 2009, 12:06 amYes I use both metal ruler and squeegee , you can get squeegee in any kedai runcit , ace hardware store and giant.

The desk lamp technique is not very good unless it's super super bright ( or just do this in a dark room , and yes it does make a big difference i just dont know how to explain why hehehe) just make sure you have a piece of glass on top of it.

Good luck !

This post has been edited by rubbermilk: Oct 5 2009, 12:06 AM

will try to ask a friend to wire a frame with a light then maybe

oh yes one more thing
where do you buy fabric paint and what brand?
is d'arte fabric paint a good fabric paint? (actually it says that its fabric dye, but in comes in bottles and its of paint like consitency)
is it easy to get different tones of fabric paint? can i just mix two fabric paints to get another colour like in normal paints?

any fabric paint is okay , I used rubber paint so it'll last longer but a bucket of rubber paint would cost too much for a small project.
I use fabric paint before , it'll last quite awhile if you apply properly.

rubber paint only comes in buckets?
where to get rubber paint? how much does a bucket cost?
am actually thinking of starting a small home based t-shirt business, already have a few designs
decided that if i can print it myself then i wouldnt have to bother with dealing with printers
what paint do you recommend? would prefer something that lasts long is durable and doesnt produce any weird smells once the t-shirt make contact with sweat
(have had some experience with new custom t-shirts that smell funky when designs makes contact with sweat)

try ask here

Khai Lien Silk Screen Supplier (M) Sdn. Bhd
36, Jalan P10/21,
Seksyen 10, Taman Industri Selaman,
43650 Bandar Baru Bangi,
Selangor, Malaysia

yup yup