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DTG Pretreat 2-Liter Bottle

This is a 2-liter bottle of DTG Pretreat fluid for printing on to 100% polyester, 50/50 blends and other types of fabrics using CMYK dtg inks.

For years, the printing on 100% polyester garments has not been possible with direct-to-garment (dtg) inks. This is because dtg inks are waterbased inks designed to bind to natural fabrics that have fibers that are loosely wound. Synthetic garments, like polyester garments, are made with tightly wounded fibers that are not as absorbent as natural fibers. Thus, the waterbased dtg inks typically will bleed and wash out on polyester garments. This makes the prints look very faded after the first wash. A similar effect also happens on 50/50 blend garments as well.

This is where DTG Pretreat fluid comes in. This fluid is specifically designed to work with Brother® GT CMYK inks to provide a receptive coating on the polyester and 50/50 blend garments or substrates. This means a user can use a Brother® GT-541® and GT-782® printers to print on the following garments:

100% Polyester Garments
Blend Garments (especially hoodies and other types of sweatshirts)
Mouse Pads
Can Coolers
Polyester Flags
Tote Bags
and many more items.

DTG Pretreat can also be used on 100% cotton garments to provide for a slightly better colors (e.g. especially providing richer blacks and brighter reds) and better washability. It is recommended to try the pretreat fluid on cotton garments by printing a color chart and compare it to a color chart printed on a non-pretreated 100% cotton garment. Then perform a wash test on both garments. This will allow the customer to determine when it would be beneficial to use the pretreat fluid and when it would be acceptable not to.

Click here for the Application Instructions to learn how easy it is to apply DTG Pretreat to garments. You can even use a hand-held spray bottle to apply this pretreat fluid.

NOTE: We recommend all dtg users print a test sample and wash it before they begin printing for a customers. Each garment brand and model of a garment can be made differently (e.g. different looms, dyes, sizing chemicals,...) and this may affect how the pretreatment works. Thus, we provide recommend all users perform a Print & Wash Test instructions and a log you can use to track your testing.