What Exactly is DTG Pretreatment?
Pretreament is a liquid solution used by Direct-to-Garment printers to allow the printing and washability of white ink, or full color images on a variety of colored shirts, most commonly black shirts.
Pretreatment is the cornerstone of direct to garment printing. It is the foundation of your garment. A proper application of pretreatment will help yield better results for any ink direct to garment printer.
What Types of Materials can be pretreated?
There are many profitable items can sublimate:
Cotton Fabric,Polyester Fabic,Fleece,Shopping Bag,Pillow,T-shirt,Canva,Caps...
What are the Advantages of DTG Pretreatment?
- Speed - Pretreatment liquid dries out very quickly,save time.
- Super Adhesion - Enhances adhesion between ink and print surface,make the ink adhere to the printing surface better.
- Protection - The pretreatment helps resist abrasions, scratches, rubbing and ink smudging.
- Performance - Pretreatment liquid offers a beautiful glossy sheen,the coating also smooth to the touch, it offers a pleasant tactile experience.
Product Instruction
Product Name : Pretreatment Liquid Solution
Item Name : Pre-Coating for DTG Ink
Model : For Direct to Garment Printer
Ink Type : Coating Fluid
Color : Milk-White
Smell : No odor,harmless to human body
Bottle Volume : 250 ml/bottle
Shelf Life : 24 Months
Suitable For: Dark & Light Garment
Suitable Material : For Cotton Fabric,Polyester Fabic
Feature : Harmless,Super Adhesion,Beautiful Glossy
Note : This product can not be diluted, please use directly
Safety Buckle Design
Bottle with safety buckle design is convenient to press, prevent liquid leakage,and it is not easy to block the nozzle.
How to Choose the Pretreatment Liquid?
Light garment pretreatment is used mainly on white t-shirts or white material.
If any white ink is needed dark pretreatment must be used. The factor is not the color of the shirt but the colors in the graphic you are printing.
Without pretreatment white ink would absorb into the fabric, imagen pouring milk onto a t-shirt and that would be similar.
It's very common for new DTG users to be confused about whether to use light pretreatment or dark pretreatment.
-With a light pink shirt you would us light pretreatment right?
-In most cases no – but it does also depend on the color of the image you are printing.
There is a very simple rule to remember:
If you are printing any white ink you have to use dark pretreatment no matter the color of the shirt.
How to Use the Pretreatment Liquid?
