At Custom T-Shirt Outfitters we have experienced printers that produce all of the screen-printing on your garments. Your finished screen-printed garment is not only a reflection of your business but ours. We are proud to stand behind our workmanship and provide outstanding customer satisfaction. We have tested all the screen printing inks available and we use Plastisol inks as they produce a high quality print. Our prints are not what you would find in a department store. They are a much higher quality. They do not crack or chip off. We do not use iron on designs. As a result, our prints are guaranteed and with proper care and washing, should last well beyond the life of the garment. From our minimum order of 24 pieces to 10,000 pieces or more, we provide the experience you need to develop your garment.

Screen-printing Process

1. Design and Produce Art

   It all begins with an idea brought to us by our customer. Our artists can either make customized designs or recreate a logo for your garment on a computer-generated version. Once the artwork is approved, the artist then uses a process called color separation. Each color of the artwork will have its own screen.

2. Preparing the Screens

   The production screen-printer coats screens with photosensitive emulsion. The printed artwork is attached to the coated screen then placed in a unit that exposes it to ultra-violet light. The ultraviolet light burns the design into the screen, removing the emulsion to let ink come through the screen. This is very important to get the best screen-printing results.

3. Screen-Printing

   To begin this process, the press is loaded with the t-shirt printing screens. Ink colors are then poured onto the proper screen. Once the t-shirt is loaded properly the printer lowers the screen and pulls the ink across it with a rubber screen-printing squeegee, which allows the design to be transferred onto the shirt. The t-shirt is then removed and placed on a belt that runs under a special dryer. This dryer will cure the ink, allowing the t-shirt to be immediately worn.