# Screen Printed Crew Shirts: Rates | Trade Uniform Co.

Screen printing for crew tees: $4.34 per location at 48 pieces, $0.25 flash on darks, $20 per screen per color. Plastisol, water-based. Battle Born Clothing.

Canonical: https://tradeuniformco.com/decoration/screen-printing/

Screen print is the cheapest way to put a logo on 48 or more tees, and the print outlasts the shirt when it is cured right. Battle Born Clothing prints in-house in Yerington, NV with plastisol, water-based and discharge inks on a conveyor dryer. No hard minimum; 48 pieces and up is where it makes sense.

## What it costs

| Job | Per piece | Screens (one-time) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 color, 1 location, light shirt | $4.34 | $20 |
| 1 color, 1 location, dark shirt (flash) | $4.59 | $20 |
| 1 color front + 1 color back, dark shirt | $9.18 | $40 |

On a $6.04 Port & Company PC61, that makes a black crew tee with a 1-color front logo and a 1-color back print **$15.22 each at 48**, plus $40 in screens. Two colors on the front means two screens ($40 for the front alone) and a per-piece rate quoted for the job. Full worked examples are on the [pricing page](/pricing/).

## Inks: plastisol, water-based, discharge

- **Plastisol:** the standard. Opaque, bright, sits on top of the fabric. Works on cotton, blends and polyester. Our default for crew shirts.
- **Water-based:** soaks into the fiber for a soft hand. Best on light cotton. Good for company shirts people wear off the clock.
- **Discharge:** removes the shirt dye and replaces it with ink color. Softest result on dark 100% cotton. Not for blends or polyester.

## The flash charge, explained

On a dark shirt we print a white underbase and flash-cure it before the top color so the logo is bright instead of muddy. That is the $0.25 per flash on the invoice. On a white, ash or safety-color shirt it is usually not needed, so a light shirt is $0.25 cheaper per location.

## Artwork we need

- Vector (AI, EPS, PDF, SVG) is best. A 300 dpi PNG at print size works.
- Tell us the ink color by Pantone or by naming it. We match thread and ink across an order.
- Front logo is usually 3.5-4 inches wide left chest or 10-12 inches wide center chest. Back prints are 10-12 inches wide.
- Phone numbers, license numbers and URLs print fine at one color; keep text at least 0.25 inches tall.

[Quote a screen print job](/quote/)

## Questions
**Is there a minimum for screen printing?** No hard minimum. We recommend 48 or more because the screens cost the same whether you print 12 shirts or 120, so the per-shirt price drops fast.

**Can I mix shirt colors in one run?** Yes, as long as the ink color stays the same. Mixing light and dark shirts may add a flash on the darks.

**How long does a screen print order take?** 28 days from proof approval is standard. Rush is quoted per job.


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Trade Uniform Co. is a brand of Battle Born Clothing, 3 Pebble Beach Dr, Yerington, NV 89447. Quote: https://tradeuniformco.com/quote/