AWT Second Gereration Scoop Coaters

Always order a Scoop Coater 1" larger than the area you are coating with liquid. For example, a 10" Scoop Coater covers a 9" liquid coating area. Your coating area should be 2" (1" on each side) larger than your copy or print area. Thus, for optimum results, the Scoop Coater is a total of 3" larger than your print area. Scoop Coaters work best when the coating edge is cleaned after each use with a cloth dampened with warm water. The emulsion must always be covered with plastic or cardboard on the coating trough while liquid is in the Scoop Coater unit. The Scoop Coater has a special rubber edge protector that should be attached when it is not in use. It protects the edge against nicks that can damage your fabric.

HOW TO USE:

FILL THE COATER: Under a safe yellow light source, pour emulsion from its container . Allow the emulsion to flow out to an even level. Make sure you have enough to coat in one stroke.

COAT THE SCREEN: Use the rounded edge of a scoop coater to apply an even coat of emulsion in one pass. The coater should be at least two inches shorter that the narrow width of your screen. Apply one coat of emulsion to the printing side, then one coat on the squeegee side. Dry the screen thoroughly.

Method 2:

Apply two coats on the printing side, then two coats on the squeegee side, wet-on-wet. After each coating, rotate the screen 180°. Dry the screen thoroughly. Additional coats can be applied to the print side to optimize definition.

CLEAN THE COATER: Scrape extra emulsion back into its container. Cover the container. Wash out remaining emulsion with water. Any remaining emulsion that dries in the coater can be very difficult to remove. Store the coater where the edged can't be nicked.