Re: Silkscreen bas
LESMD@aol.com
Tue, 30 Apr 1996 12:10:42 -0400
Ginger,
If the transfer you are considering is that of a color copier, I think no
matter what type of solvent you use it won't work. Two years ago I did some
color copier transfers. The image transferred easily with acetone onto
watercolor paper. About a year ago I tried to repeat the process but no
matter what solvent I used (including finding and using the elusive
transparent slikscreen base), I could not get the image to transfer. I
discussed this with the manager of the copier service and was told that the
color copy process had been "improved". This improvement included adding a
sealant to the copy. My theory is that this sealant inhibits the transfer
process. The end of the story is I have a $20 can of transparent slikscreen
base (the smallest size I could find) of which very little has been used and
doubt I will find a use for it. If you want to try for yourself, you can find
this stuff though a printing supply company; a company that deals in T shirt
printing can give you leads on where to find the supplier in your area. I
found them by looking through the phone book.
Larry Shapiro