4 Steps to Consistently Reclaim Screens

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Reclaiming screens has to be one of the most tedious parts of screen printing. Who hasn’t procrastinated and left screens sitting by the washout booth without reclaiming them? With the right cleaners and good habits, your reclaim process can be super easy.
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00:00 Introduction
00:14 Tools Needed
00:43 Ink Cleanup
01:12 Remove Emulsion
01:54 Dehazing
02:25 Degreasing
02:47 Drying Screens
03:03 Conclusion

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@ChrisWEarly 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being one of the people who removes ink first before the emulsion. For end of week reclaiming, I take tape off and then remove ink from screens and frames. That way from then on there is no ink contaminating the workspace or process.

@Mr666Flake 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of scrubbing pad are you using on your screens? Does it damage the screen any ? Looks like some good products here 👍

@Ryonet 2 жыл бұрын

Happy Monday Logan! he's using this scrub pad. www.screenprinting.com/products/cci-cleaning-brush-scrub-pad Minimal abrasion. Safe for mesh. Hope that helps. Have a great week!

@jrainsford 2 жыл бұрын

What's the reason to wash out from the bottom up? Also 'flood rinse' = low powered hose?

@Ryonet 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, a flood rinse is a high volume of water flowing over the mesh. Just like rinsing the dishes clean at home. The reason to reclaim from the bottom up is so you get minimal splash back onto your screen. The chemical getting splashed back onto your mesh causes most of your fisheys and other issues when coating a screen.

@Ryonet 2 жыл бұрын

Hi John, Happy Friday! the reason some printers will spray out from bottom to top is to allow the chemical at the top of the screen the opportunity to keep working. If I start rinsing from the top, i automatically start rinsing and diluting any chemical that could continue to work. Flood rinse is exactly that. Low powered hose. Basically, not a pressure washer. hope that helps! Happy printing!

@jrainsford 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ryonet Thanks for the reply, always saw the spray from bottom up, was curious what the official reason was!

@palangimiko 2 жыл бұрын

Any tips for conserving water when washing screens?

@Ryonet 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Palangi! Happy Friday. one way i try to conserve water is to let the chemicals do more of the work. meaning, if i'm reclaiming my screen, i may scrub for a few moments longer with the emulsion remover and let i sit for a few seconds longer. As opposed to just blasting w/ the pressure washer more. i will also let dehaze stay on the screen for a little longer before spraying out. let the chemical do more of the work. Hope that helps. happy printing!

@palangimiko 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ryonet nice, thanks!

@SPYLXER Жыл бұрын

Sgreen stuff, doesn't the bottle say use a paint brush to apply it on the screen?

@Ryonet Жыл бұрын

That's no longer necessary! See the good stuff here! www.screenprinting.com/products/sgreen-stuff-dehazer-and-degreaser

@crackshotscreenprinting 9 ай бұрын

ok perhaps this is a stupid question but... why spray the screens from bottom up? why does that make a difference?

@Ryonet 9 ай бұрын

Great question! We've found that spraying from the top-down creates splash-back, leaving unwanted particles on your screen. Best practice is spraying out from the bottom up.

@u2ooberboober 2 жыл бұрын

I thought I had lost a screen and couldn’t get the cured emulsion completely out with regular remover. I used to do floor stripping and waxing so I thought what the hell let me try floor stripper. Get a floor stripper with Benzyl Alcohol in it and saturate rags laid on top of the screen. It will take old emulsion and any ink ghosting out without harming the screen!

@Ryonet 2 жыл бұрын

Good Call. We also offer Franmar's UN-Lok to do the same thing!

@Ryonet 2 жыл бұрын

Hooray for experimentation. ...just wear gloves and eye protection LOL