Press path
Johannesburg winters that dry powder trays and shift melt feel.
Inks
Durable grade
Tougher melt for workwear, school kits, and garments that see industrial washes.
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Hot-peel film
75 µm PET film for hot peel workflows when shops want fast boarding.
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Press side
Teflon sheets, cover papers, and wipe packs that keep press paths clean.
Explore →Highveld dry is how Chromaflow talks about a real press week in South Africa. The garment mix, the peel style, and the wash expectation matter more than a glossy hero shot. Shops in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town already know when humidity cakes powder or when Highveld dry air settles white overnight. This path keeps those details on one page.
Start with the ink family that matches the brief. Many teams begin with Powder Workwear, then confirm film peel and powder grade before the first production roll opens. Photograph the first good peel. Log the lot. Keep the preferred peel style on the shift card so the afternoon operator does not guess.
If the week includes darks, plan white underbase early. If the week includes export cartons, print wash cards before you board. Browse Recipes for the paired note, and Gallery for sample peels from similar briefs.
Email ink@dtfink.co.za with city, garment, and a photo of last week's peel if you have one. We reply from the print lab desk, not a ticket maze.
Coastal rooms should close powder trays between jobs. Highveld rooms should reseal white bottles after every shake. Event weeks should lock art dates early. Retail restocks should keep a colour log so Monday matches last Friday. Alot of scrap comes from skipping those four habits.
Club kits in Soweto, fashion rails in Sea Point, workwear fleets in Pretoria, festival drops in Stellenbosch, and starter bays in Midrand all share the same need: colour that repeats. Chromaflow does not invent a new process for every city. We adjust film, powder, and dwell notes to the room you already have.
Load-shedding still interrupts cure windows. Courier delays still move export packs. Dust still curls film edges. We keep cards short so a restart after a power cut is boring instead of dramatic. Operated by Astros Marketing (Pty) Ltd, Sunnyrock 1401, with demos in Meadowdale and appointment floors in second-tier malls.
When you are ready, pick an ink under Inks, read the paired recipe, and book Showrooms if you want hands on the same art before the roll opens.
Recipes
