Discharge printing uses a chemical process to remove the dye in the fibers of a shirt and replaces it with a new color or leaves the natural cotton color when no color is added. It allows for a clean, soft and breathable print on your apparel. If you are concerned about the plastic-feeling, make-your-back-sweaty-in-the-summertime, raised ink that screen printed shirts sometimes have, then discharge is for you! It’s some sexy stuff.
Note: The final appearance of discharge inks can vary from print run to print run, and even throughout the run itself. The fabric content of the shirt, plus the dyes used to produce the shirt may cause print colors to shift. It’s wild stuff. If color consistency and accuracy is your thing, we recommend plastisol.
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