Abstract
This study tested a variety of pretreatment options to determine the best method for use with the Epson Sure Color F2100 DTG printer. Pretreatments tested included hand spray options as well as fabrics pretreated by the manufacturer. Textiles consisted of a sampling of cotton and cotton blends. Each pretreatment was applied to the fabric sample (except for the manufacturer treated fabrics), and a cyan, magenta, yellow, and black test target was printed on each sample. The i1Basic Pro 3 Plus spectrophotometer was used to gather CIELAB color data. Once all color readings were compiled, each fabric sample and coating were compared, and the textile with the best overall color fastness was identified.
