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Gocco reinking problems

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    Bumble bee
    cupcake    September 20, 2008   Philadelphia

    I completed my first Gocco project the other night (Weddingbee Valentines!), and it was definitely fun but I did find a few things frustrating.  I'm hoping it's just my novice status that caused these problems, and maybe you Gocco experts have some advice!

    My biggest issue was that when a part of my design was coming out a little lighter than everything else and I re-inked those parts my screen, the parts that I re-inked were then coming out with much heavier ink coverage and I couldn't figure out how to control it.  Did I add too much ink?  How do I know how much ink to add?  Does this only happen if I have a larger coverage area?  I'm planning to do my save-the-dates next week and they involve lighter coverage areas, but I don't want to get stuck in the middle of the process with no solution!

    Thanks!

     
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    mthree       Wisconsin

    Each time you re-ink you should do a throwaway print after that - the re-inking can cause more ink to push thru the screen than you want, causing the next print to be a bit uneven. I keep a stack of copy paper next to the printer for this use.  If you are experiencing that it continues to be uneven after this, then you put too much ink on the re-inked area.  The gocco works with even pressure of the heavy plastic plate on top of your screen and ink - putting a whole lot more ink in one area increases the pressure there - make sense?  Add a smaller amount so that you don't run into this problem.  

    Some other tips that will help you out: put no more than a 1/4 inch of thickness of ink on at a time.  Use a baggie to mix your ink in, cut the corner off and use it like a pastry icing bag to ink the screen - even, clean and easy.  Use half of an old credit card to  distribute the ink evenly, but gently. Use the ink blocking material around all areas to be inked - not just to seperate colors. It helps keep the ink coralled and in the area it needs to be instead of squishing out to non-printing areas of the screen, which again, helps keep the ink distribution more even, and prevents it from being wasted. 

     

    Good luck!

     

     
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    cupcake    September 20, 2008   Philadelphia

    Thanks, mthree!  That makes perfect sense.  I wasn't even thinking about increased pressure in heavy ink areas.... I will definitely be more aware of my ink distribution next time, and I'll take your advice on always using ink blocking regardless of if I'm separating colors.  If nothing else, I'll waste less precious ink!!

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    sweetart    Fall 2008  

    Miss Cupcake, your cards were too cute! WOuld you mind tell me where can I find the clothlike card (?) you printed on? I would love to use the same thing for my invitations!

    TIA!

     

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