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How FN-INK Plastisol Ink Powers HisWay Press or Print

FN-INK is a low-cure, creamy, easy-to-use plastisol ink for printers of all types. But don’t take our word for it. Hisway Press or Print uses FN-INK in their screen print shop. We asked them a few questions about their experience with the ink. Here’s what they had to say.

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A GUIDE TO PRINTING PLASTISOL HEAT TRANSFERS

Heat transfers are killer to have in many scenarios. Many printers use them for neck tags, live printing events, names on jerseys, etc. While you can purchase transfers from a company, you can also make them yourself. Don’t know how? Well, keep reading this handy guide and you’ll be printing your own plastisol heat transfers in no time. 

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DO SCREEN PRINTERS NEED BOTH A STANDARD WHITE INK & MIXING WHITE INK?

Short answer — yes. If you’re mixing custom colors and incorporating white in designs, you need both a standard white plastisol ink and mixing white ink. Each ink is designed to do different things. It’s possible to use them interchangeably, but it ends up being a lot more work for the screen printer. Let’s go through it.

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8 SPECIAL EFFECTS SCREEN PRINTING INKS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

You've come up with a killer t-shirt design. It's edgy, creative, and eye-catching. You can't wait to print it, but when you look at your ink shelf, your heart drops a little. You don't have a screen printing ink that's going to bring that art to life. You need something special. That's where special effects inks come in. They're designed to make prints sparkle, shimmer, shine, stretch, puff, and so much more. Check out these eight special effects inks and see where your imagination takes you. SPARKLE WITH FN-INK METALLIC GOLD Who doesn’t love gold? Make a print look like a million bucks with FN-INK Metallic Gold. The ink is stock full of golden flakes, sparkling and glittering when a flash...

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SCREEN PRINT ANY COLOR WITH AN INK MIXING SYSTEM

You’ve been killing the printing game. Clients have been pumped for the high quality products you make. It’s been a smooth ride, until a customer requests a specific Pantone color.  Uh, what? What do you do? How do you make a specific color? Why doesn’t the color from the bucket work? The answer is simple. You need an ink mixing system. 

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