Ray T Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 I have a gen dial coming in and wanted to know who do you guys trust with silk screening. I am looking to get a accurate Comex done onto a 1665 service dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsupilami Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 ray, you should find someone who does pad printing. much better quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted August 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 ray, you should find someone who does pad printing. much better quality. thanks for the advice! i don't mind the kind of printing, as long as it looks accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 might be hard to find someone to do a one off at the professional level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 hoping to hear if anyone else knows anyone that might do silkscreening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 I'm not sure that silk screen would have the "resolution" you need. I could maybe make a "COMEX" decal you could apply to a dial... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 silk screening is hard to do on dials, it lays down too much ink and very hard to do it accurately, which is why most dial makers choose pad printing. Your best option is either decals or find a pad printer willing to touch a gen dial. Also, remember that the comex print is white on black ink, so it's a 2 color process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 ALPS printer will print white onto a clear background... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 I have a gen dial coming in and wanted to know who do you guys trust with silk screening. I am looking to get a accurate Comex done onto a 1665 service dial. me too trying to resurrect this post in hopes of finding someone that has tried this. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_sphere Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Vly I had a project like this I tried to do sometime ago if you remember It ended up falling through though. First of all DONT SILKSCREEN it will look awful! You want PAD PRINTING! Second expect to pay upwards of 100-200 for a 1 off of a dial. I have no idea the cost associated with the art. I ended up only finding one guy in Europe who ended up getting [censored] and blocking me when I was trying to work out a working dial design (he just wanted to get paid and I didn't even know if he could do the work!) If you do find someone CONUS I am still interested in putting my family crest on my pam... SOMEDAY BABY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 comex print is white on black ink Very important detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsupilami Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Very important detail so you mean black "comex" printed on white background ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 or least layered black on white, NOT the other way 'round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Any pad printing sources out there? freddy333? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) in china maybe.... that's if you don't want them to steal your vector files. As for me, I do pad printing @ home with 20% success rate (I think) provided I still retain my skills. need a better machine in order to be more accurate hmm. Edited October 28, 2011 by praetor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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