When you are just starting out, take your time and don’t expect perfect results immediately. Fortunately, this level of precision means achieving excellent results isn’t terribly difficult once you have all of your equipment and understand how to properly prepare your screens. Silkscreen printing is a precise process so you want to do it right the first time. Whether you’re a beginner silk screening newbie or a seasoned pro who has been doing this for years, here is one final piece of advice from all the professionals at Silk Screen Supply: Be patient! Don’t attempt multiple projects before allowing your first project adequate time between coats of emulsion or properly exposing your screen. Professionals understand these common mistakes and have the experience needed to avoid them altogether. Remember there are no rules here just guidelines for successful coating applications, if you do find yourself doing several coats then it’s best practice to re-rinse your screen with water and a garden hose.

Pressing firmly into the screen, press against the screen and pull upward towards the top quickly angling back toward the center with each stroke! If this isn’t done in quick succession (within about one second) then it will be difficult to get an accurate print because the image won’t come out even on all parts of your printing surface – essentially resulting in underexposure! Once you’ve coated both sides of your screen make certain to use a dry paper towel or rag and wipe any excess off. Holding your scoop coater from its bottom center, make sure it is level so that the emulsion does not run out from either end of your scoop coater. We recommend having a piece of paper on hand while coating your screens in case there is a spillover from either end, this can help catch anything else that might come out during application before going onto your tabletop surface where clean up could spread these chemicals elsewhere! This makes applying an even layer much easier! Fill it ¾ of the way full and then pour out any excess that may be in your container so that when you coat your screen it is not too thick or thin. If you are using a DUAL DIAZO you will need to mix the Diazo into the emulsion one hour prior to coating screens. Turn the screen inside out (where the ink goes) and repeat steps 3 through 4.To end your stroke, quickly turn the scoop coater back to its original position by angling it outward. Using the template as a guide, firmly press into the screen and angle the scoop flat against it. Using a scoop coater, spread a thin layer of paint onto your screen.Make sure the scoop coater is level from end to end, or the emulsion may flow out of the ends of each side!.Fill the scoop coater with the emulsion.We’ll also cover a few tips and tricks that can help you get a more accurate print on your screens. In this blog post, we will go over the basics of what emulsion coating is and when you should apply it to your screen printing project.

Emulsion for screen printing