Bleach Pen Discharge Test…

We have these bleach pens at the shop (for random stains on white tees ect.) and I thought about trying to print with the paste that they excrete. 

So with the help of my clipboard squeegee, which was made for these crude experiments, I went searching for a relatively clean screen to test it on;

Screen - 156

Image -  the Foundry Bike Co logo (loose affiliation)

I applied a thin bead of the bleach, printed, then took it to another area in the shop to use the quartz flash (no other ovens or flashes were in operation at the time).

Success!!!

…then, added some florescent red (looks orange) pigment.

A couple of tiny scoops in the screen and a half-assed 10 second mix and here are the results.

Its hard to tell from the iPhotos but they look really good. I wish I would’ve added some white pigment to see how “bright white” I could have gotten it.  After the flashing, the bleach smell conveniently disappeared, and left a very soft hand.  

Things I’m thinking

Curious to see how it washes and wears

these little concoctions will definitely have a longer shelf life than activated discharge

Perfect for my little 1 shirt runs I always make for myself

-ojay/mmolai