textillions - dry cleaning resistant inks?

[Andymac]

OK smart guys, what do you know about this? My friend Iris in Montreal is trying to print on some winter coats, and the plastisol and the WB ink she used both reacted badly to dry cleaning?

[phoondaddy]

Embroidery

[ittybittypress]

What about a dye discharge?

Edit: Dye DCs usually only work on cotton. I'm guessing the outer shell is some sort of synthetic, so it probably wouldn't work.

[phoondaddy]

Ask her if she's adding a catalyst to the ink or not, that could have something to do with it.

[squeegeethree]

I just printed catalyzed Nylon inks and the literature says they are dry cleaning resistant after 7 days.

[furturtle]

I would stick a tag on them that says: "NOT SAFE FOR DRY CLEANING"

[Andymac]

thanks boys.

[Fools Gold]

Yeah, if it's Nylon, add the Nylobond stuff. Sometimes if the Nylon is weather/water proofed (ie, those outer shell jackets) you need to rub it down with rubbing alcohol to remove that coating otherwise the ink can just peel off like a sticker (the ink needs something to attach itself too). Nylon sucks ass . . . in every possible way

[Andymac]

these jackets are felt, or at least the material is where they want to print. It may be the manufacturer's labelling? She said the WB inks disappeared, the plastisol went burned and crusty.

[Fools Gold]

Yeah, neither will really work well on felt I don't think, plastisol is bad enough on fleece. Her best bet might be to look into a non-vinyl heat press type film. I use a similar material for team numbers (#2 least favorite thing to do) and it can stick really well to all sorts of fabric. But it might not be the look she wants . . .