Stencil breaks up with press wash

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angus439
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Stencil breaks up with press wash

Post by angus439 »

I have a 43t mesh screen I use for neck labels

I've just finished a short run of prints and was cleaning off the ink ready to store the screen

In the final stage of cleaning I had my paper towel with screen wash on it, I rubbed the substrate side gently and the stencil started to peel and come away.

Is this a sign of under exposure ?