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In this video, we are going to review how to prepare your table for screen printing.
You need your tabletop glue and you need a piece of matte board. You need packing tape,
your acetate and the newsprint. It's important to glue down the table and this will ensure
that the paper that you're printing on actually sticks to the table. Ink is super sticky and
will create a vacuum-like effect when you print. So you want something to just help
hold it down. So, you're going to apply a thin layer of glue to the surface of your
table. But we don't want it to stay there the whole time. So, then we're going to take
a piece of newsprint and we're going to gently rub it over top, removing the excess. Do this
a few times, I'd say four or five times, so we have a light tack. It feels pretty good
to me. Then you're going to apply your acetate. Acetate is used for registration purposes.
You want to know at all times where your image is going to come down on the paper and the
table. Lay you acetate over top, take a piece of packing tape, run it down the side over
here and make sure it's nice and smooth. The glue will also help to hold the acetate. Lift
it up and put down the second piece, ensuring that it won't slip or move and then your table
is ready for screen printing.