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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Josh,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I worked for a screen printer for a while. We
printed a lot of different materials and rarely said 'no' to a job. Often
we would have to do a test imprint on a sample to see if the adhesion was
sucessful. If I recall correctly, we did use epoxy ink. One
thing you have to watch with that stuff is that once it is activated, you only
have so much time before it hardens. If you are not careful, it can harden
in the screen and on the squeegee before you have a chance to thin it and get it
cleaned off. I remember we were printing some very large electrical panels
by hand and I had to shuttle them onto and off of the press quickly so that none
of this would happen. Having said that, I think the epoxy was overall the
best ink for most of those type applications.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:dirkyformant@yahoo.com" title=dirkyformant@yahoo.com>Dirk
Vanden Berghe</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:ascetik@gmail.com"
title=ascetik@gmail.com>josh summitt</A> ; <A
href="mailto:synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl"
title=synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl>SynthDIY</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 12, 2006 4:01 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [sdiy] Silk Screen metal
panels</DIV>
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<DIV>Josh,</DIV>
<DIV>If the panels are aluminium, I give them a layer of etching primer first.
That primer grabs through the corrosion layer on the surface of the aluminium.
Any good paint will stick on that primer.</DIV>
<DIV>Epoxy is better but more expensive.</DIV>
<DIV>Dirk<BR><BR><B><I>josh summitt <<A
href="mailto:ascetik@gmail.com">ascetik@gmail.com</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Has
anyone on this list tried silk screening their own panels. My problem is
what kind of paint works best on metal. I have tried acrylic and it just
scratches off. I have tried enamel but it is too thin and bleeds through the
silk screen and i never get defined lines. Does anyone here have experience?
I have thought about trying automotive paint but don't want to spend anymore
money on paints that don't work. <BR>Thanks<BR>Josh<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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