TROUBLESHOOTING

1. The ink is leaking out of the design!

• Check the ink consistency. Is it too thin?
• Check the angle of the squeegie. It has to be 45º.
• Make several passes with manilla paper or newsprint to clean the stencil before using the finished paper or t-shirt.

2. It isn't registered!

• Use the acetate to make sure you are printing your design correctly.
• Make sure you are not shifting the clamps when you lower the screen.

3. I have a design that is not attached to the main contact paper and it keeps falling out.

• Usually the ink will hold the unattached pieces in place, as will the sticky from the contact paper.
• Use a little glue from a UHU stick to help glue it on. Only a little.
• Practice a few strokes before printing the final paper or shirt.

4. My ink is too thin.

• The only solution is to add more ink to the water-ink mixture.

5. Light ink dries too fast.

• Add extender or retarder to the ink.
• Work faster. ;)

6. The stencil has gaps in it once I put it on the screen.

• If your blade is not sharp when you cut the stencil, sometimes it pulls the plastic contact paper.
• Usually the ink will hold the stencil in place once you make a few passes over newsprint or manilla before using your final paper or cloth.