Jacquard Photo Emulsion & Diazo Sensitizer 8oz - Light Sensitive Emulsion - Create Silk Screens with Photos Lettering Logos or Detailed Images

I am an absolute beginner, so far I have perfectly coated 2 screen with no problem. I did fail at one screen but that was my own error. I dropped a big blob of the emulsion down onto the screen. Someone said this is not beginner friendly, but I have had no problem and I don't believe that I am just naturally skilled at this lol. The emulsion dries fairly fast and the image burning worked fine. Spraying the image out is easy and doesn't take long. I recommend a spray bottle for it. I did it first with a shower head but that was hard. I have coated a total of 3 screens and probably still have enough for one more. So it lasts pretty long. Overall this is a great product and I recommend it.

When you read reviews and you see ones that just give it 1 star and say it just junk and doesn't work at all, it should tell you that either they happen to get the one bad batch or they just don't really know what they are doing. This is my first attempt ever at screening. I read a researched a lot and took my and still made mistakes but the results of the first screen worked great! The biggest mistake I made, and I assume many others are too by reading the reviews, is applying too much emulsion on the screen and not coating it evenly. I watched videos and read other instructions and they talk about how it will drip; you should NOT be applying so much that it drips!! As you can see my first attempt dripped all over the place and the coating was spotty. I was able to get it to work but that needed a lot of improvement. Heavy and uneven coatings also cause a lot of issues with proper exposure. My second attempt I used much less emulsion when applying it with a good brush and just kept doing all-up, all-down, all-left, and all-right strokes until it was very evenly covered. It's really hard to see in the second photo because I was still in the dark room (not exposed yet), but the coating is almost perfect. Not one drip. It will take a lot less exposure time also. Bottom line, this stuff works and works well if you know what you are doing. Nothing I hate more than reviews that are tainted with negative results making me afraid of a product when in actuality it's just their own deficiencies. I do appreciate those real reviews and those that take the time to write a real review.

I believe strongly in integrity so this review is completely honest based on my experience. I think I may have been given a bad bottle of sensitizer, but that sort of thing should go through quality control. Prior to this I had gotten the speedball photo emulsion kit, worked perfectly, but it had expired so I needed more. I decided to give jacquard a chance. I followed the instructions just as they were given, photo sensitizer half filled with water, shaken well, and mixed thoroughly with the emulsion. Once said and done it was still a blue-green (turquoise if you will) color instead of the light green I had gotten with speedball, automatic red flags being raised, but I gave it a shot. Exposed with a 200w incandescent at about 2 feet distance for 60 minutes, the positive would not come out until the rest of the emulsion came out with it despite that it had been completely opaque and unlikely that light got to the screen through my design. Still, figuring It had been an error on my part, thinking perhaps I over exposed it, I tried again. I exposed the screen for 25 minutes (as recommended on the jacquard site with the right wattage and distance) and it still did not work. EVERYTHING washed out, luckily I was able to save the screen with what little emulsion remover I had left. I'm going to have to go back to speedball, I think. Jacquard, I would highly recommend you ensure your product actually works more often than not before selling it off. Or send different sensitizer because I can see from the reviews that I am not the only one with this issue.

I'm giving this a five even though I have, what will sound like, a negative review. This stuff works, and probably well for what it is intended to work on, but I bought it for something completely different so, I want to warn anyone thinking of doing the same thing to STOP, don't try it. This stuff is made for silk screening, and having done a lot of silk screening in my day, I'm very confident it will work fine for that. It doesn't work on metal though. I knew this going in, but I really didn't want to buy a whole big roll of photosensitive film for the small project I am doing. This was cheap and I figured even though I wasn't going to use it all, it would be cheaper than buying a giant roll of film for twice the price and not using it. I don't etch all that much. When I do, I primarily etch copper or brass for model parts. I can go five years before that is necessary since I can also cast or machine small parts. But, very rarely, I need more detail than either casting or machining can provide; then I need photo etching. I thought I could make this work, but the emulsion just won't stick that well to metal, no matter how well you clean it or prep it. I tried 4x before giving up. I'm ordering the more expensive photosensitive film and trying to figure out what I need to silk screen. Also, this stuff really stinks (odor wise) and I got a head ache in a well ventilated room, so I used a respirator the next time and all was good. The thing is it does come out of the wash very crisp, but there is a very thin deceiving layer left behind and you can't have that with etching. If you try to remove that, with water or a brush, it destroys the detail (on metal). I'm sure silk will prevent that over washing from happening.

I've been using Speedball, but I was looking for a less-expensive alternative. Jacquard is equivalent to apply, seems to take a little longer to dry, equivalent to expose, and cleans up ok. The clean up does not work with a bleach solution as I was led to believe. I ended up returning to Speedball's emulsion remover, which does a pretty good job, but it does not clean up as well as with Speedball emulsion and Speedball emulsion remover. It does come out all the way though with a little more scrubbing. I've got several screens done now using the Jacquard, and my next emulsion purchase will go through Jacquard.

I have used this emulsion numerous times now, and the only time I had an issue was when I didn't pre-wash my screen properly. I easily removed it with emulsion remover, washed my screen, dried it thoroughly, and then reapplied the emulsion and it worked perfectly. I don't think I'll go back to speedball because I find it harder to get the time right with speedball and with this emulsion, the time of light exposure is always consistent. I just wish it came in a bigger jar so I could use it for a class.

So I bought this for the price, I could not afford to have tablets imprinted with my logo for an upcoming convention, so I decided to DIY it. First, I tried the suggestion of one of the reviewers with the halogen work light removing the glass and cage, but that did not work. Then after a lot of cursing and youtubing, I purchased this UV light 100W UV Black Light, Blacklight Flood Light with Plug and Switch, Black Light for Glow Party, Wavelength 385-400nm Purple Lights for Halloween/Christmas Dance Party Disco Night Club Fluorescent Keeping my screens in a very dark place, and doing the setup in the dark, I had my light source 12" above my screen and exposed for exactly one minute. It turned out perfectly. I could not have asked for better results. There was also no wash off from the rest of the screen. I will buy this the next time I have to do screen printing. To the manufacturer of this product, thank you for making a good product at an affordable price.

I gave it 3 stars because maybe the product was not at fault. You see, I couldn't quite get the correct time exposure dialed into. Kept having a lot of washouts, except for one time, even after exposing for 2 minutes on a warm sunny day at mid-day. I also had the same problem when using my LED UV light source. So, I prefer the Ecotex emulsion over this one. Ecotex is more reliable and the stencil strength of it feels very durable, even with minimal coats applied.

C'est facile a utiliser, et l'ecran est de bonne qualité, par contre le pot indique au'il faut changer le couvercle, alors que c'est 2emem couvercle n'est pas inclu. Pour le moment le produit est dans son pot d'origine avec le couvercle d'origine, j'espere qu'il marchera bien la prochaine fois

I did find this difficult to apply...but it was the first time I used it.recomedyou buy some cleaner to remove after use

Arrivato prima del previsto. Prodotto buonissimo.. consiglio..

Have bought this specific emulsion multiple times now and have had good results with screens and is pretty easy to work with. Lasts pretty long too once mixed if kept in the fridge

I honestly wanted to trust this product, but after three failed attempts and watching thousands of youtube videos, reading how to on reddit forums, even watching their tutorials the emulsion did not work. I followed the exact processes of everyone, even one user on here that said to leave it for 10 hours, I I applied three coats evenly, let it dry till it was not wet to touch, exposed under the right conditions with the right lamps for the right time and even longer on the third time - even left it for an hour and it did not burn. I am not touching this product again, i have lost a week's worth of waiting for this too dry and $65 down the drain quite literally.