Krazy man needs help...

[mckrazy]

Ok bough a $50 speed ball kit (first time doing this stuff)<----lol and messed it up i had a ghetto rig on my tiny desk with light source to close now the emulsion that should come out where the (my retarded stencil was) will not come out how do i fix this?

did i mention its a fabric kit and i was using it on cotton "paper".... (o_O) with acrylic paint i had mixed with a retarder so i had enough time between pulls to go wash the screen off so non of it dried on there... i know epic fail lol. I do it on a grand scale sometimes, if anyone can help or enlighten me to fix my screen i shall be happy.

[Streeter]

The free advice -

-If you bought a kit, read the directions.

-If you're serious about printing, you're going to have to invest more.
- Starting with this - Squeegeeville » Screenprinting Today
- and a premium membership here. (its cheap and worth it)
- do basic and advanced searches through this forum before asking questions.

[vrooooom]

You crazy.

Those kits aren't really made to be reclaimed much. You can make a new screen using an open fabric like chiffon, but you'll need to change the mesh each time you print/make a stencil.

If you had stencil remover, a power washer, a pro screen, etc. then you would be in business.

Scoop coater?

[Hrabovsky]

( Y )

omg lol brg!

[mckrazy]

figured i would try a kit and see how it worked and plan on investing a little more into it as soon as i get paid from my new job im supposed to start on the 3 of January. I'm mainly going to print my own things but as soon as i get the hang of it im gonna try and venture open market or small time stuff or something who knows. No scoop coater yet and i will go premium here as soon as i get my last paycheck from previous company. I have been searching the site and been finding things all very helpful i couldnt figure out if i was doing something wrong with the screen or not but i think its the screen

[steve w]

the only thing you'll learn from a Speedball kit is to hate screen printing

[mckrazy]

Just got the book a couple days ago in mail trying to read and grasp things as i train at a new job, next thing will be membership then a 110 or 125 screen and a 200-300 screen maybe. thinking about printing my own shirts and doing limited edition prints and some other stuff... lot of stuff to think about and prepare for. ty all the forums have helped and i will upgrade membership next week

[Iron Canvas Studios]

sounds like you're well on your way then!