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| Posted on 10/25/09 at 12:33 AM | |
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I have a product I manufacture that I have always screened with black enamel. Recently I had to switch vendors and the new vendor only uses epoxy for powder coated and glass surfaces. A client requested a custom matched color from a sample, and the vendor had it matched in epoxy. However the color was splotchy and didn't print well. The graphic is high res with small fonts, so only one pass is possible else the detail gets washed out. However one pass is not enough of the lighter color. The biggest problem I am experiencing however is that the fonts and other arrows etc are NOT painted, they are left unpainted and light from LED's pass through the opening, meaning that the area painted is a solid 4" x 6.6", and when running the paint over it, the screen wants to stick to the glass and makes marks on the glass due to the large area of paint getting laid down. I am quite desperate to find a fast solution. Black enamel or epoxy has always been easy. The lighter color is far more difficult to get a smooth solid look in one pass. I am considering painting the fonts on first in white, then let that dry, afterward run the solid background color with two passes, hoping the background color doesn't bleed into the white fonts and arrows and logo. I could really use some advice on this. I have used Nazdar enamel in black and it has done well. The vendor that uses the epoxy use a brand I have no idea what it is. I could use a suggestion on the best paint for glass. The paint never gets touched, it is on the rear of the glass as a graphic, rear painted in reverse. I would love to find someone near Los Angeles that could do this work if someone were on here that was close by. The color must be matched to the sample. I have used 255, 280 mesh. Thinning helps but still not there yet with removing the markets left by the screen pulling off the paint. [Edited on 10/25/09 by ToddChapman] | ||
 
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