Question 1

What’s the difference between Screen Printing & Digital Printing (DTG)?

Accepted Answer

Digital or direct-to-garment (DTG) Printing is a process where, essentially, a large inkjet printer prints specialty ink directly onto garments (much like a home printer). It first applies a layer of pre-treatment solution, then a white underbase, and then all of the colours. The garment is then cured in a giant conveyor oven that looks a bit like a pizza oven, at around 150°C for 10 minutes.

The Screen Printing process is a little more laborious, and involves pressing ink through a specialty stencil. Each colour in the design is printed separately and exposed into a mesh stencil, and a white underbase is also applied to ensure colours can exist more purely on the garment. Screen prints are cured similarly to DTG.

Both processes produce comparable, retail-quality prints, and have different strengths and finished looks.

Question 2

Can you print on the spot in-store?

Accepted Answer

We can’t print on the spot while you wait, but we have a Same Day service. If you order before 11am, we’ll get your orders ready for pick-up or post at 4:30pm the same day.

Question 3

What’s the quality like? How does it look & feel?

Accepted Answer

The Print Bar uses state-of-the-art Digital Printing, Screen Printing, and Embroidery equipment, which means as long as the files you supply are high-resolution, the outcomes should be crisp and retail-standard.

The look and feel will vary between processes. All our prints sit atop the garment, but they have a soft hand feel, with Screen Printing being the most durable. Embroidery is a collection of machined threads sitting above the garment and a felt backing on the reverse to hold the stitches’ shape for years to come.

Screen & Digital Printing FAQ | The Print Bar

Screen & Digital Printing

Screen & Digital Printing