Please find some links and notes from the 2 Regular Guys Podcast. We’ll dig down into a fun subject titled “That’s Just Not True” where we’ll talk about myths and misinformation throughout our industry. We will cover several different techniques, like Embroidery, Direct to Garment, Sublimation and more. We don't need to name names, just want to clear up some things and try to get the correct information shared. We know many times there are lots of ways to do things, but we are trying to get to the best way to do things so people can maximize their profits.

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That’s Just Not True

Terry: Screen Printing

-You only need to degrease a brand new screen

-Always coat with the round side of the scoop coater

-LED exposure units are the end-all-be-all of exposing screens

-Never thin your plastisol inks

-Eco-friendly printers use water based inks

Aaron: Sublimation

-400 Degrees all the time

-All Polyester is the same for sublimation

-The real costs in Sublimation is the time

-Use an off the shelf Hammermill Paper

-Use a Teflon sheet for heating to save money on blow-out paper

-Would recommend not using Craft Paper

Embroidery - Thanks to Erich Campbell, DecoNetwork

* I never call stabilizer 'backing' unless I forget and revert back to my bad old training days; the reason being is that the purpose of the material is to be dimensionally stable, meaning it shouldn't stretch no matter what angle you pull it- there will be some give, but a good piece of stabilizer doesn't have one angle that's weak; that’s why it's important that the fibers are 'nondirectionally' laid. On that same note, just because something looks like a stabilizer or topping, doesn't make it a good substitute; even if you end up with OK results in some instances, spent dryer sheets, coffee filters, and the like aren't as stable as a commercial stabilizer, and may leave fibers or residues on and in your machine.

* It's not likely good for radio, but a huge one is that you never need to put stabilizer in a structured cap, or that you only have to put a small swatch behind the front area of a cap's crown unless you are decorating the sides, but it actually does serve a purpose; particularly on wide-format cap frames, the only points of vertical stability are the posts in the back- to get a stable surface to embroider and to keep the cap from shifting, having a piece of stabilizer that wraps from post to post is the best option,