Reddit mentions of Ecotex PWR - Pre-Sensitized Water Resistant Screen Printing Emulsion (1 Quart)
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- DESIGNED FOR WATER BASED & PLASTISOL SCREEN PRINTING - Developed for the screen printer who likes to use water base screen printing ink and mixing it up with plastisol silk screen ink. Our purple water resistant screen printing emulsion stands tough against water. Feel confident passing the squeegee over your designs repetitively, this is emulsion screen printing at its finest.
- PRE MIXED AND READY TO USE - Take the guess work out of your silk screen printing kit with our ready to use emulsion. No mixing required with pre-sensitized water resistant emulsion. Make sure to use a good emulsion scoop coater to get clean and even coverage.
- PRINT IN YOUR FAVORITE WAYS - It doesn't matter if you are a seasoned vet with a 6 station screen printing machine or you are doing screen printing with kids. This is the perfect addition to your screen printing supplies and gives easy to use versatility.
- WORKS GREAT WITH ALL EXPOSURE UNITS - Whether you are using an led exposure light unit, DIY 500 watt halogen light set up or an ultra violet LED light this silk screen emulsion will expose quickly and easy.
- MADE IN THE USA - all of our silk screen emulsions are proudly made in the USA.
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Specs:
| Height | 5 Inches |
| Length | 5 Inches |
| Size | Quart - 32 oz. |
| Weight | 2.49 Pounds |
| Width | 5 Inches |
Buying a cheap halogen work light from Lowes or Home Depot and a 8' 2x4 can make you a good starter exposure lamp.
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Copying and pasting one of my comments from another thread
I'm new to screen printing too and bought some Ecotex PWR emulsion.
Here is how it worked for me:
- 500 watt halogen work light with safety glass removed
- 18in away from screen
- 3mins 10secs burn time (this time worked for me, it will probably work for you too. I haven't done any testing of adding more seconds or less, this one just worked so I'm sticking with it)
- This was on 110 and 160 mesh screens
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Like others have said a heat gun to cure your ink is a good idea. You can use a hair dryer to dry the ink to the touch and then use an iron to set it if you want as well. I went on craigslist and you can normally (depending on location) find an old, but usable, heat press for around $50, that makes things a lot easier
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Also I bought some butterfly hinge clamps and used some 2x4s and such to make a diy single color press.
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Best of luck!
This claims to have a shelf like of 10-12 months
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