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What is a base & why do I need One

NO BASE

Without a base underneath the colours, the garment will show through leaving the print looking dull and muddy.

WITH BASE

With a white base underneath the colours, the print will be much more bright and vibrant.

As you can see, the white base isn’t visible as it’s printed underneath the colours.

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POLYESTER FABRICS

In some circumstances your order may need an additional Poly Base. When printing onto polyester garments the dyes in the fabric can cause the ink colours to sublimate. For example, a white print on a red polyester garment will sublimate and turn pink in colour, and a white print on a black polyester garment will sublimate to a grey colour. The Poly Base blocks this reaction from happening so your print colours remain true to colour, and stay bright and vibrant on polyester fabrics.

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