You know that eventually you’re going to have to pre-treat some of the surfaces that you get. The key is knowing when you need to do it, and when you can get away with not doing it.
In general, it’s best to use the ‘old pickup truck’ rule. If you drip a little water on the surface and it beads up like a freshly waxed new vehicle, it’s going to need pre-treating.
What you want is the effect that you’ve get on an old pickup truck that’s probably never been waxed and the finish is just shot – the water seems to just spread out and almost appears to soak in, drying in just a little while. That’s the sign of a good surface that won’t need pre-treating, because it’s already well-prepared to absorb the ink.
Tags: pad printing, pretreating pad printing
April 25th, 2009 at 2:12 am
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November 30th, 2009 at 4:01 am
In 1980, radial tires became standard on 2-wheel drive F-Series trucks. The 400 and 460 cu.in. engines were removed from the line-up, leaving the 300 cu.in. 6-cylinder and 302 and 351 cu.in. V-8s.