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The sign industry is massive with thousands of businesses look towards the sky (or the side of the road) to advertise each month.  This kit is ideal for printing on corrugated plastic 18x24” signs. The heavy duty aluminum press provides accurate and sharp printing. Combined with an 20x26" sign platen this is a great press to get started printing signs.

Sign Printing Kit Supply List

• Aluminum Silver one color printing press
• One 20 x 26 adjustable / removable printing pallet
• One 23 x 31 230 mesh aluminum screen
• One 19” Squeegee
• One quart CRP ink, your color choice (this is an air dry ink and dries in about 15 minutes)
• One Gallon CRP 1800 standard ink thinner
• Qt ProChem DCM Emulsion
• 8oz. ER80 Super concentrate emulsion remover
• Qt RC-5 Solvent screen wash
• Qt Nutralyze Screen Degreaser
• 13oz Mist adhesive
• Qt Liquid Renu-it Goast/Image stain remover
• 8oz Red-Coat Blockout
• 16oz ProChem Hand Pro Hand cleaner and conditioner
• 1 Spray Bottle
• 1 Blue Screen Brush
• One 19” emulsion scoop coater
• One roll of screen tape
• Screen Printing Instructional DVD
• Sign Printing DVD
• Written Instructions
• Option to add a 25x36” Automated UV exposure unit to expose your screens and transfer your design for $489.95

* Press Description (see image at bottom of page)
1: Adjustable / removable 20x26" printing pallet.
2: Off contact adjustments
3: Screen clamps
4: Industrial strength magnet which holds up the screen.
5: Holes to screw or bolt the press down to a table.

What else will you need outside of this kit?

• A way to expose the screen. If you don't already have any exposure unit you'll need a way to expose the 23x31" screen.
•     * You can upgrade and get the automated exposure unit listed above (exposes screens in around 5 minutes).   
•     * You can create your own exposure unit using 500 watt halogen lights situated about 20 inches above the frame surface (exposes the screen around 15 minutes)
•     * You can expose the screen in the sun. (not recommend as we can not estimate times)
•     * You can use something else to make your screen such as vinyl or Ulano Green Film cut with a vinyl plotter (if you have one) without having to expose it.
• A way to print your films. This kit does not include film or a film printer to create positive films for your screen exposure.  What are your options?
•     * Check out our film and output printers page to purchase a complete film output system.
•     * Purchase water proof film (for optimal darkness in your transparency) and use your standard inkjet printer to create films, if you need bigger than your printer can print, you can splice films together to  create larger images.
•     * You can use something else to make your screen such as vinyl or Ulano Green Film cut with a vinyl plotter (if you have one) without having to expose it.

Ships from Washington. Ship time 2-6 Business Days Depending on location
Additional Recommended Options
ADD Pre-Coated Screens Coated w/ Exposure Ready Emulsion
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Start screen printing even faster now with our pre-coated screen upgrade. For just $8 per screen Ryonet will professional coat your screens for you with CCI emulsion. The coated screens are exposure ready and sent in a light safe heat sealed bag to insure the screens will be completely unexposed before you go to expose them. If you’re looking for an extra jump start for you screen printing venture this is a great way to go. Take your screens out of the bag and expose them immediately so you can start printing a few minutes later.

Choose between user friendly dual cure DXP (Pink) Textile Emulsion (for plastisol ink) or DCM (Blue) Graphic Emulsion (for Inktech Solvent Ink).
Screens come with additional notes for optimal exposure.

Note: Screens come ready to expose and must be opened in a 100% light safe environment. Screens must be exposed with quality films that have an opaque black image for best results. Want to know how screen printing works?
Instead of calling, check our easy to follow 10 minute intro to process video.