What Is 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 white ink direct to garment printer.
Pretreatment is an aqueous solution, usually milky or clear in color, and designed to help the white ink sit on top of the shirt.
Product Instruction
Product Name : Pretreatment Liquid Solution,Pre-coating for DTG Ink
Brand : OCBESTJET
Model : For Direct to Garment Printer
Color : Colourless
Ink Capacity : 1000ml / 500ml / 250ml
Suitable For: Dark & Light Garment
Shelf Life : 12 Months
Warranty : 1:1 Replace Any Defective
Using the Right Pretreatment
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. In a way it should be called ‘White Ink’ pretreatment but then it would get confused with white shirts.
How to Choose the Pretreatment
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.
Application Materials:
Digtial textile printing for cotton,canvas,blended fabrics. Personaliezed applications:T-shirt,hang tag,hang bag,silk,wool,cashmere,nylon,scarves,bed sheet,curtains,household products etc.
What’s in Package
250ML Light – 1 Bottle 250ml Light Pretreatment Liquid
250ML Dark – 1 Bottle 250ml Dark Pretreatment Liquid
500ML Light – 1 Bottle 500ml Light Pretreatment Liquid
500ML Dark – 1 Bottle 500ml Dark Pretreatment Liquid
1000ML Light – 1 Bottle 1000ml Light Pretreatment Liquid
1000ML Dark – 1 Bottle 1000ml Dark Pretreatment Liquid
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