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Thanks! 🤜🤛 Yeah, it's crazy. I can't believe it myself LOL. The way I got their account is a friend of mine was raising money for a charity and asked if I could design and print the event shirts; which I did. Alesmith just happened to be one of the event sponsors. The event was being hosted at the Alesmith brewery and when I dropped off the shirts they asked me to stay for the event dinner. As I was walking around talking to people my friend flagged me over and introduced me to the Alesmith owner. As the night progressed the owner eventually found me again and we talked for a while; about life, business and she was interested in my own story and goals. As the event came to an end I found the owner and thanked her for the hospitality and said my goodbyes. She told me then...and I quote, "Andres it was a pleasure meeting you. Everyone loved the shirts. I really like your story and I want to help you quit your day job." And that was that... sure enough a few months later she called me and placed her first order with me... I've been printing her shirts ever since.

@thegraffixshack and that is how you do it. Some people call that luck. No luck involved. You put a lot of work into your craft, you made yourself present, and an opportunity was available. Some people would not have stayed because they don't have the interpersonal skills to talk to people they don't know. Man, I'm inspired by this whole story

Thanks bro!! That's EXACTLY my thoughts! Some people call it luck... I think luck has nothing to do with it. We MAKE our own luck by being ready whenever an opportunity presents itself. Thank you so much for even reading my reply, let alone watching my videos. I appreciate you! 🤜🤛

Hey! Well welcome back! LOL uploaded some new videos and got some more already filmed just need to edit and upload them. Hopefully they bring value to you and your shop! Thanks for watching! 💯🙏

I order blanks from San Mar, S&S Active Wear and Mission Imprintables. If you don't have a re-sale license you can order from Jiffy Shirts. Thanks for watching! 🙏

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LOL oh wow! What a small world. Congratulations on getting your screen printing setup! If you have any questions we're here to help! 💯🤜🤛

Thank you! I appreciate you watching! 💯🙏 I'm glad it helped you out!!

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Lol yup! That's Reyes in the background. He's doing well. His channel has grown big time! Thank you for watching 👍

They do but, the ones I used were not. I did a print flash print to get the colors to pop. Thanks for watching!

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I personally haven't tested it... I have some Christmas sweaters i printed with supacolor transfers, they have gone through at least 6 or 7 washes and still look good. Maybe, i should to a video to test how many washes these transfers can handle 🤔 thank you for watching!

It all depends on the artwork... sometimes I can fit a whole bunch of designs on one gang sheet and sometimes just two or three. Thinking ahead also helps... I could have easily thrown my logo into the gang sheet but, i totally forgot.

@@thegraffixshack I buy at 60”x22” but it’s cold peel. The only down side. I’ll try em.

Yeah, I've used the 60" × 22" ...it works perfect for larger runs. They're hot peel... I've used them many times and it's a hot peel. Give them a try!

LOL burning a screen is a tough thing to learn... it's a lot of trial and error and it all depends on your particular setup. Send me an email with the graphic you're wanting to burn and I'll see if I can help you out.

@@thegraffixshack yea i bet its simple brotha okay.. whats your email??

Thank you for watching. DTF doesn't have an underbase. It's printed on a film directly which just happens to be white. The Supacolor "wearable" transfers are a two step printing process...first they screen print a white underbase and then they digitally print over that white base. Both are great products though 👌

@@thegraffixshack The DTF tech has a white underbase as well aka white ink. That's the thing you adjust to make sure it won't create an outline and make vivid the digital design printout. I know fully the hybrid type or wearables of supa.

Ah, i see. That's good to know. I'm not too familiar with how supacolor prints their DTF transfers, that's just what I understood from their website LOL thanks for the information! 🤜🤛

Do you mean how to charge for DTF transfers?

@@thegraffixshack make a video how do your charge for custom shirts how to price it

Oh, ok got it! I'll make a video on that subject! Thank you for the suggestion. I appreciate the feedback 🙏

@@thegraffixshack Thank you bro!

Yeah, Reyes is still out here grinding. He's doing well. Thanks for watching! I appreciate it 🙏

Yes, it is opaque ink. Good eye! Thanks for watching 🙏💯

Good question . I didn't print flash print the blue because with one pass it looked close to the color the customer wanted. If they wanted it brighter then yes, i would have done print flash print. Thank you for watching 👍 💯

@@thegraffixshack thanks!

They ship pretty quickly... usually 2 days for production and then depending on your location 2 -3 days for shipping.

@@thegraffixshack When I order today from Jiffy Shirts, the DTF will be delivered before the day ends tomorrow. Thats how fast I get my order. But I still love SUPACOLOR! I always buy wearable transfers from them.

Hey, thank you for watching! I appreciate it very much 🙏 I use ChromaBlue photopolymer emulsion. Every light source is different but, for mine I have it set at 2.5 minutes.Give that a try and let me know how it goes. 👍💯👌

I'm glad you liked the video and you found value in it. I appreciate you watching 🙏 best of luck in your school project! Let me know if you need help with any more pricing information for your project.

Hello! No, i dont have a tier pricing system. I apply the formula to every order. So every order is priced with the formula based on the total number of shirts. Thank you for watching 👍👌🙏

@@thegraffixshack Gotcha! Thanks for the reply and great video. Helped me out a lot.

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. I cured them with my flash dryer. I have the flash dryer set approximately 5 inches above the platten...I use FN Ink and it takes approximately 10 seconds for a full cure. Thanks for watching!

Is it the same setup I have?

No problem! I'm glad you found value in it! I appreciate you watching! 🙏

LOL what about the gas! ⛽️ Reyes is my boy! He was there helping me out with the knowledge

@@thegraffixshack ima focus!

@@thegraffixshack glad he's around, a legend, his come up was the fastest i ever saw

Yeah! He's killing it! He's definitely a legend in the game 🔥💯

Hi Elvira! Thank you so much for watching my video! I appreciate you! Definitely gonna start looking into setting up some online coaching! Thank you so much! 🙏💯👍

Thank you so much for watching. I'm glad you found value in my video. 🙏👌

Thank you so much watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. As you noticed I am printing from my garage. The lease was up at our shop at the beginning of this year... and at the same time we were in negotiations for a home we were interested in buying. We ended up closing escrow pretty much at the same time the lease was up so we decided to move the shop to our new home's garage just until we can get things situated. 🙏

That is exactly right. Yes, if your garment is scorching but, the ink isn't cured then you need to raise the flash dryer a little bit. My flash dryer doesn't have a temperature control either...I had to experiment and burn many shirts LOL for my flash dryer I have it 4 inches above the garment...at that height with the FN Ink I use it takes approximately 10 seconds for a full cure. Try that out and adjust from there depending on your results. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching 🤜🤛

Thank you! I'm glad you found value in my video. I appreciate you watching 🙏 having a grasp on the actual costs is definitely vital for any business. Once you know your numbers everything else falls into place. I wish you tremendous success my friend. Definitely have many more tips I can share. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to guide you in the right direction. 🤜🤛🙏

@thegraffixshack thank you! You're the man! I actually watched this video 2 more times earlier today to help guide me through working out my own expense and pricing spreadsheet. One thing I have been wondering a lot about since I'm starting out and trying to save money and space is, would I be able to cure ink if I flashed it a couple times maybe on a higher temp, or a longer time? Or would I be able to cure using a heat press? I don't want to buy an expensive conveyor right away if I don't absolutely have to

You can definitely cure with both a flash dryer and or a heat press. I personally don't have a conveyor dryer. I cure all my garments with my flash dryer. When i print at events i cure the shirts with my heat press.

Man, that definitely makes me feel good! Thank you so much for the compliment. I'm glad you found the video valuable. A few people have asked me about online coaching... I guess I'll have to look into it. Thanks for watching ma' man! 🤜🤛🔥🙏

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Yo! How's it going? Good question... That all depends on your business plan. If you're designing shirts with the intent to grow a brand then I'd print your own brand on the label. But, if you just want to design random shirts and sell them at different boutiques then I wouldn't even print anything on the label...if you want to use the label as a selling point for the boutiques then yeah printing their logo would definitely position you in a better spot to get your shirts sold at their boutiques. Hope this helps a little. I appreciate you watching! Thanks! 🙏

Wow, thanks! I appreciate it. I'm glad you found my video informative. Thank you for watching 🙏

Yes... i dont use registration marks because it's not really needed for simple one or two color prints. In my opinion it's time consuming... you can easily get caught up trying to get the registration marks perfectly aligned on a very basic one or two color design. For me, the only thing i need is the center line on the pallete itself and even that i don't really need because i have a little mark on the back edge of the pallete which helps me align the design. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching! 💯👍🙏

That's true, not all vests are the same. And you're right, the double layer vests would not work for screen printing. I would have done the same thing...printed them with transfers. Thank you for watching 👍 💯 🙏

No problem! Thank you for watching! I appreciate it very much 🙏

Thank you! The brand of hoodie I'm wearing is Independent Trading Co. It's my go to hoodie. I use it for most of my hoodie orders unless the customer requests something different.

The video does say "for beginners," not "experts".. this video is a great example for someone new and getting into the screen printing industry.

I've never had any issues with Fn Ink. That being said screen printed ink will crack at some point no matter what you do or what brand ink you use. Even the top brands like Nike are prone to cracking. Screen printing is great because we all have different setups and can produce similar results while using products that work for our particular setup. I appreciate you watching 🙏

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I'm glad it was helpful. Thank you for watching 👍