dark t-shirts

[accdave]

i looked at BMS's DTg packages and they look good
but kinda outa my price range at the minute

BMS don't do DTG, I think you're confusing Chromablast with DTG

[smitch6]

aren't they the same thing lol
told you i'm confused

[accdave]

This thread from Stitch-Up will give you an idea of DTG. Think you might need to save up a bit
http://www.dyesubforum.co.uk/vbforum/sh ... nd-done-it!

[smitch6]

ok so scrub DTG i can't get even anywhere near to affording that
so we are still asking the question whats a way to print reliably onto a dark T
without having to spend thousands on equipment
i don't mind spending a few hundred if its going to work, but because i live on a boat and work form here space is VERY limited
its bad enough with a heat press and boxes of goods lol

[danlad]

Wow that looks good. How does a t shirt like that wash?

[DREAMGLASS]

so we are still asking the question whats a way to print reliably onto a dark T
without having to spend thousands on equipment

The simple answer is that there ISN'T an inexpensive way of printing onto dark tees. If there was, people wouldn't have invested the thousands of pounds in dtg machines, to say nothing of the hundreds of thousands of pounds spent in developing those machines to begin with.

Screen printed plastisol transfers are the only reliable way to get full colour imagery onto dark tees, Due to the set up costs, they are only suitable if you plan on doing long runs. For 'one offs' and small runs, they are not cost effective, as you need to buy at least 100 off per design to get the price per unit down to something sensible.