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| INTRODUCTION | | The Yudu™ screen-printing system is the easiest, cleanest way to let everyone know who you are-and how you see the world. Unsilence yourself today-with apparel, home decor, art prints, posters, cards, schoolwork, and more. This instruction manual will walk you through the screen-printing process so you can use Yudu to let your voice be heard. Check out www.yuduscreenprint.com for more info. | | | | UNPACK YOUR BOX | Your box should contain the following: - Yudu machine
- Adult t-shirt platen
- Blank ink-jet transparency
- 110 mesh screen
- Squeegee
- 2 fl oz black ink
- Platen adhesive sheet
- Instructional DVD
- User manual
- Emulsion sheet
|  | | Other useful items to have while Screen-printing Along with the items that come with your Yudu machine, you may find it useful to have access to these items. | - Clear tape (2" wide is preferable)
- Yudu Blockout
- Yudu Emulsion Remover
- Yudu Registration Panels (for multicolored designs)
- Spray bottle
- Sponge
- Large sink or tub with spray head
- Old rags or paper towels (for cleanup)
- Low light room or light safe environment
- Plastic knife or popsicle stick (for ink salvage)
- Hair dryer
- Iron
- Extra cloth or white paper bag (to use during heat setting)
- Baby wipes
- Household item weighing
| | CAUTION | | Do not use generic textile or fabric inks with your Yudu screens. Using non-Yudu inks can permanently damage your screen. | | Ink testing results |  | - Yudu Inks
- Perfect consistency to produce a nice, crisp image
- Screw off top allows for ink salvage
- Ink easily washes out of screen when cleaned up prior to ink drying
- Allows for screens to be saved for future use
- Water-based inks make cleanup easy
|  | - Textile INKS
- Very runny
- Couldn't easily save ink
- Ink bled through t-shirt onto platen
|  | - Fabric Paint
- Design was faded
- Not a nice, crisp image
- Ink dried instantly onto screen and ruined screen
- - Hard to clean off
- - Plugged up image on screen
- Stained squeegee
|  | - Fashion Paint
- Opening in bottle is too small to reuse ink
- Ink plugged up and ruined screen
|  | - Ruined Screen
- This screen has been washed, but the fabric inks have remained lodged in the screen, ruining it for further use.
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| This article was published on Monday 02 March, 2009. |
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