I have silk screens, with dried in ink on them. What is the best thing to use to get the ink out? I have already tried soap and water and white spirit and these have not worked.|||Is the ink on the screen water based ? If it is a very old screen it could be oil based which would be very difficult to remove.
I might try some washing soda crystals mixed with warm water e.g., 200 gram per 1 litre of water. Try it on a corner area and just leave a soaked rag on the area.
We use this solution at out print workshop to remove photo emulsion and various other acrylic resists from plates. Your water based silkscreen ink is most likely an acrylic based ink.
If you have access to a print workshop they would have special products for this which would do it and not risk harming the material on the screen.|||I am afraid nothing will really clean the screens. Try thinners like acetone, or turpentine but nothing can really help once the silkscreen is dry with the paint on it. They are cleaned industrially with a special equipment to blow strong airflow or the silk is simply replaced. Sorry fo that!
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