Industry Advice Step 5: Wash your garment to firmly fix the print onto the textile
The Brother GTX There are three models in the Brother GTX series of direct to garment printers. The fi rst model, the GTX, launched into the market in September 2017 to much acclaim. This next generation printer eliminated the need for regular maintenance for the operator. The operator no longer had to fl ush the white tubes as often and a wet capping station was introduced. This was billed as a game-changer.
Three years later, 2020 saw the introduction of the GTXpro Bulk and the GTXpro.
The GTXpro Bulk combines all of the advantages of the GTX with mass production features. The result is a
you to keep using exactly the same inks as usual. This means that there is no need for any changing or modifi cation on your printer except a small fi rmware update. Printing on polyester will take you some more time than usual, since the layers of ink will be more than just one for white and one for coloured inks, but you can be sure that the results you will obtain will absolutely be worthy of this little amount of your time.
Step 4: Ink curing
This step is, as always, ink curing. You can use the same temperature and pressure as for the pre-treating phase, but the time must be increased to 60 seconds (110°C, 47 psi for 60 seconds). In order to obtain the best results, always use a baking paper foil.
Step 5: Washing And here we are – the fi nal step. Wash the fabric inside out using your washing machine’s default settings. If the textile manufacturer has given you a temperature recommendation, please follow it.
However, detergent is not necessary and drying with a dryer is possible.
This step will fi rmly fi x your print onto the textile so that you and your customers can enjoy it for a long time.
What you may have noticed so far is that the procedure is very close to the one used for printing on cotton,
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The Brother GTXpro
only presenting a few, but important differences.
This means that inserting some polyester items into your current production fl ow will not take you much effort.
For printing on polyester, the most important tool is your creativity!
The final printed T shirt
space-saving and reasonably-priced industrial DTG printer. While the GTXpro took all of the advantages of the GTXpro Bulk and made them available to the mass market in a high-quality DTG printer. Using special software and fi rmware packages, Brother has now made it possible to print on cotton, dark polyester and leather with one printer. The software and fi rmware package is available from any authorised Brother dealer.
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