HOW TO USE A DIPTANK AND WHY!

The use of diptanks has grown in popularity over the past few years, and it’s not hard to see why. Time saving, money saving and cleaner! Using a diptank to streamline your screen cleaning process can not only save you up to 60% on chemistry costs, it can also save up to 50% on labour costs, making it the most efficient way to clean screens.

Getting started with a dip tank has never been easier if you purchase the Easiway Diptank Starter kit. The kit contains everything you need to clean screens efficiently, So if you want to know how to use the diptank, follow the below steps:

Step 1: 

Preparation – Before anything, make sure you wear chemicals gloves and safety eye wear. Once ready, approximately fill your dip tank with the following ratios: 1:5 Chemical to Water. The kit comes with a 25 gallon diptank. We advise to  add 4 gallons of EasiStrip Supra and 21 gallons of water.

Step 2:

Remove any excess ink from your screen using a goop scoop or spatula and make sure to remove any screen tape. Using the Easiway 842 Screen wash provided in the kit, wipe your screen.

Step 3:

Dip your screens into the tank for 1-3 minutes or until the emulsion loosens and becomes ‘film’ like.

Step 4: 

Rinse your screen using a pressure washer to remove the left over emulsion. Make sure to rinse both sides.

Step 5: 

Use the Easiway 701n stain remover provided in the kit to remove any left over stains. Simply apply, Scrub using scrub pads provided and rinse off both sides.

Step 6: 

flood rinse the whole screen to finish.

Please get in touch on 01562 829009 or email info@screenprintworld.co.uk if you have any questions!

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