How to Care for a Screen Printed T-Shirt

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Mark Kneeskem on behalf of Expert Village and in this clip, I'm going to show you how to clean up after you've done your screen printing. You'll want to clean the screen as soon as possible so that the ink doesn't dry on it. You'll want to use hot water because it washes out really good. You can use a shower or a big sink or a big basin if you don't have a shower or a sink. Next you want to clean the squeegee really well. You want to keep your tools nice and clean so that they lat for a really long time, you don't have to go out and buy new ones. Next you'll want to take your spoons that you've scooped your ink out with and swipe them and get the ink, whatever remaining ink is on them back into the containers. And then wash those off. Make sure that when you're washing your screen that you get those floaters off because sometimes they'll stick on there. Make sure your wash your hands thoroughly, because although this ink I use is not very toxic you still don't want it on your skin, it'll possibly soak in there and give you some chemical absorption. And that is how you wash up after doing your screen printing."