I use a gloss enamel graphic arts ink made by Inktech. It is designed for printing on glass, metal, or plastic. It is heat cured or air cured and dries in about 4 hours at room temperature. --- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, John Mahoney <jmahoney@...> wrote: > > > >John, > >That's just what I use: regulard Speedball acrylic poster ink. The > >kind for paper. > > > >The trick is that I finalize the panels with seven layers of fine > >matte spray to keep the ink from scratchin off. Panels like Rogers > >are cured in a factory setting with special ink and a heat process. > > > >My system bypasses that for several reasons, and works just fine. > > > >I use Westar services to make my silkscreen, which you can, too. > > > >And no, I don't want to screen any more panels! ;) > > > >-dana > > Thanks for all the info. I wish we could find out what the "special > ink" was, too, though! > > I know that screening is not a fun process, nor is it particularly > cheap, but it remains one of the better options. > > Cheers, > John >
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Re: Silkscreening your own panels
2010-02-01 by jburdick727
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