Dual-Cure Screen Printing Emulsions

Overview of Dual-Cure Screen Printing Emulsions

Dual-cure liquid screen printing emulsions are among the best choices for all types of screen printing. They are popular for new and inexperienced t-shirt printers due to their wide exposure latitude. Lawson dual-cure emulsions are among the easiest to expose and reclaim. The Lawson Dual-Cure 310 is our most popular dual-cure emulsion and is included in all of our Beginner Screen Printing Supplies Kits.

Dual-cure emulsions use sensitizers that are mixed into the emulsion before coating your screen frame. This makes them a hybrid of diazo-photopolymer liquid emulsions. Mixing in your own diazo helps extend the shelf life of the emulsion, making this a great product to stock up on.

On average, dual-cure emulsions have a 35–45% solid content. The high solids contribute to faster drying, a sharp stencil, and better emulsion-over-mesh (EOM) ratios. Lawson offers two types of dual-cure emulsion: Multi-Purpose High-Speed Diazo & Photopolymer Combination from Ulano.

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