Silkscreen on Metal

Silkscreen is very popular on t-shirts and other fabrics but did you also know that you can silkscreen on metal surfaces? That’s right any basic screen printer can silkscreen metal with a few easy to follow steps. Before you get started for best silkscreen results a light-colored flat surface works best for silkscreen. First things first, you need to make sure the metal surface is clean and dry for this to work. To remove any discoloration or particles scrub the metal surface with the rough end of a sponge. Also to remove any and all grease or adhesive rub the metal with rubbing alcohol. To prevent your metal surface from any and all rusting add a layer of polyurethane with a sponge brush, this process will also seal in the metal surface but you must let the polyurethane dry completely before printing.

Silkscreen on Metal

The next steps are the basic steps for making a screen for silkscreen printing. Take the clean screen and coat that with a photosensitive emulsion, dry it with a light and then burn it with the artwork or design. Once those processes are done, your screen is ready to be loaded up onto the printing press, properly lined with the metal surface and then covered with the ink color of your choosing. Once the ink is evenly spread with a squeegee across the design on the screen, the screen in ready to be removed from the metal surface and the metal surface is ready to sit and dry. To speed up the drying process a fan may be used on low speed. These are the simple, basic steps for silkscreen on metal. If you would like to learn more or get started with your own silkscreen on metal project please call (908) 806-8337 or email us at AMBRO Manufacturing today.

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Silkscreen on Metal