White Ink: Yes or No?

You decided to make more money with a DTG printer. Excellent choice! Now decide if you will print white inks on darks. The answer may be obvious.

You made a resolution to add a direct to garment printer to your existing apparel decoration business. Perhaps you are an entrepreneur launching your own direct to garment printing startup.

Congratulations!

Once you decide to purchase a DTG printer , you have one other major choice—whether or not to print with white inks. That is the biggest question for those just starting direct to garment printing.

In shops that include DTG printer http://www.dtgprintermachine.com/ designs to their screen printing business, the cost of DTG Inks makes it a valid question. Most screen printers have ink costs of around $.25 per shirt. To them, the price differences in Genuine DTG Inks represent a significant increase.

There are pros and cons to printing with white DTG ink, including real output, additional maintenance and the learning curve for new technology. However, the only genuine considerations in deciding to print with white inks are your customer base, how much effort you want put into learning DTG printer process and what will be the return on investment.

One thing is clear; a DTG printer using white ink is an excellent way to grow your business, as long as you properly evaluate both good and bad.