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COLOUR SMEAR [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silk (Textiles)
DEF

Colour smudged out of the intended design area.

OBS

This defect is often caused by incorrect viscosity of the printing paste, a maladjusted machine, or a poorly set or damaged doctor blade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soieries
DEF

Absence de netteté de l'impression.

OBS

Ce défaut est souvent causé par une viscosité non adéquate de la pâte d'impression, un mauvais réglage de la machine, ou une racle mal fixée ou endommagée.

Spanish

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