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    Help on screen printing on on plexiglass

    Today I got job for silk screen printing on plexiglass. I need help to know what type of ink prints best on plexiglass. Also need some tips for beautiful printing.

    Kindly help me for above job.

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    Call your screen printer's supply house. Somebody like Lawson's.
    Mike Null

    St. Louis Laser, Inc.

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    Gravograph IS400
    Woodworking shop CLTT and Laser Sublimation
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    Can't remember which ink, but print it backwards on the reverse side if it is clear plexiglass. Example: red letters with a blue outline. Print the red letters like they would appear in a mirror, print blue over it the same way. Then, hold up the sign and face the side you didn't print on out for viewing. Does that make sense? I don't know if I explained it very well.

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    Because of the smell and mess I always send out my screen printing, but the ink we use for acrylic is Inktech solvent based general purpose.



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