Skip to content
FOR CAMPUS | FOR BUSINESS | B-Unlimited Retail

Greek Vintage Crest Sweatshirts

VINTAGE SWEATSHIRTS

Find your chapter's sweatshirt from our limited edition collection!

SHOP NOW
B-Unlimited Custom Apparel Shop
Portal Login 0
  • Start An Order
  • Design Gallery
  • Products
    • Gift Cards
    • Featured Products
    • The B Store
  • Why B

    Get Started

    Custom Orders
    Services
    • Processes
    • Custom Screenprinting
    • Custom Embroidery
    • Mobile Printing Events
    About Us
    • Our Story
    • How Does It Work
    • Join the B-Team
    Locations
    • Fayetteville, AR
    • Athens. GA
    • Baton Rouge, LA
    • Oxford, MS
    • Starkville, MS
    • Mobile Pop-Up
    Fun Stuff
    • Blog
  • Customer Service
    • Contact Us
    • Review Us
    • Help Center
  • Start An Order
  • Design Gallery
    • Gift Cards
    • Featured Products
    • The B Store
      • Processes
      • Custom Screenprinting
      • Custom Embroidery
      • Mobile Printing Events
      • Our Story
      • How Does It Work
      • Join the B-Team
      • Fayetteville, AR
      • Athens. GA
      • Baton Rouge, LA
      • Oxford, MS
      • Starkville, MS
      • Mobile Pop-Up
      • Blog

    Get Started

    Custom Orders
    • Contact Us
    • Review Us
    • Help Center
Portal Login
Account
Access Denied
IMPORTANT! If you’re a store owner, please make sure you have Customer accounts enabled in your Store Admin, as you have customer based locks set up with EasyLockdown app. Enable Customer Accounts
  1. Home
  2. Water-Based & Discharge Printing

Water-Based & Discharge Printing

We print almost exclusively with water-based ink. This provides us with the exact type of print that we all love: soft, breathable, vibrant and more environmentally friendly. And with discharge printing we can make this possible on both light and dark colored shirts. Water based discharge printing "bleaches" out the existing color and replaces it with a pigment, allowing the design to last as long as the shirt does with the softest feel you won't get from regular plastisol printing. See below for a small comparison between water-based and plastisol printing. 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

WATER BASED
 

SOFT PRINT - Ink becomes part of the fabric and the print feels no different than a blank shirt.

LONG LASTING - Fabric soaks up the ink and your design will last as long as the shirt does giving you a valuable product that lasts. 

BREATHABLE - Your design will breathe just as the shirt fabric does.

BRIGHT ON DARK - Discharge printing "bleaches" out the color of the shirt and replaces it with ink. Best results on 100% cotton.

FASHIONABLE PRINTS - Soft prints are better for soft, fashionable, ribbed and bamboo garments. 

COLOR MATCHING - We use the best color matching system in the business. Although the material/color of the shirt greatly affects the outcome of the mixed color to the finished product. 

THICK MATERIAL - Better for thicker materials like beanies and towels. 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

PLASTISOL

 

HEAVY PRINT - Ink is printed on top of the garment and feels rubbery and thick.

CHANGES AFTER MULTIPLE WASHES - We love vintage shirts, but you won't always want your designs to crackle, fade and eventually peel from the shirt.

STICKY - Ever sweat in a shirt that just sticks to you? That's plastisol.

BRIGHT ON DARK - Bright colors can be achieved using a "base white" which adds a screen to your order usually costing you more per shirt.

SPORT PRINTS - Prints on more garment types like polyester with a thick and bold presence.

COLOR MATCHING - Generally more reliable for exact color matching.

THICK MATERIAL - Stretching and cracking can occur when extra ink has to be added for durability.

 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

LEGALITIES AND TOXIC INFORMATION

The use of water-based ink has grown recently due to national and global safety regulations. Phthalates are a family of chemicals prevalent in most plastisol inks, children’s toys and some building materials. Phthalate-free ink is now enforced in multiple states across the US and in the EU. B-Unlimited is also making this phthalate-free ink change to create a safer/more eco-friendly product and working environment by using water-based ink. If you'd like more information on the legalities of phthalates and and PVC free inks please read more here.

Invalid password
Enter

Navigate

  • Our Work
  • Our Story
  • Products
  • Artwork
  • Join the B-Team

Customer Support

  • Help Center
  • Contact Us
  • Gift Cards
  • Locations
  • Review Us

The Low Down

Sign up for our newsletter for new releases and special deals for subscribers!

Refund Policy | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service
© 2023 B-Unlimited Custom Apparel Shop. All Rights Reserved.
We accept
Visa Mastercard Discover American Express Diners Club Shop Pay

Cookie policy

I agree to the processing of my data in accordance with the conditions set out in the policy of Privacy.