CVL Ink Screen Printing Co.

For any screen printing job there is a fixed amount of set up labor and materials that is independent of the size of the run. For example a three color 10,000 piece order is the same amount of screens and set up labor as a three color 6 piece order. Therefore, the set up charges are the same. Generally speaking these charges cover laser film output, screen reclaim labor and chemicals, emulsion, screen burn labor, washout labor, screen tape, and actual press registration per ink color per print location.

Setup charges are handled differently by different companies. Some companies will have apparently low print prices to catch your attention but will slip in exorbitantly high set up, screen, and art charges. Other shops will claim "no set up fees" to get peak your interest while inflating their print prices to make up for it. We believe that both of these approaches are somewhat deceptive. We choose instead to be straightforward about our printing and set up charges so there are no hidden fees or inflated prices while at the same time keeping your ordering experience as clear and easy to understand as possible.

Foil is applied to a finished printed garment using a thermal heat press. The immediate result is a very shiny, mirror finish. Although the foil is durable, you should expect the gloss to fade slightly over repeated washings. We recommend washing all screen printed garments inside-out and hang drying them. To use foil on your order, you need to start with at least a one color print - a second ink color can be added if desired. It is recommended that you select a color similar to that of the foil so that when it eventually does begin to wear off, the ink showing through will not be as noticable (for example, underbase silver foil with metallic silver ink). While we only stock gold and silver, our foil is available in many different colors. Add 3 business days to turn around for custom foil colors.

-Applying foil to a 1-color design: $1 per print
-Applying foil to design with an additional color showing: $1.50 per print

Final print quality very much depends on how the art is prepared. We rarely get art from our customers that is press ready, and we don't expect it. That is why we include an hour of free art prep with every screen printing order.

CVL's 2008 rate for graphic design services is $40 per hour, billable by half-hour increments. Please contact us with all the details for an estimate.