Midwest Sign & Screen Printing Supply

They were closed, and I didn’t have an account, but they set me up with a couple of 25X31 screens in 305 mesh anyway.
Bob Dalpe put my info into the computer and another sales rep ran out to the warehouse several times to find the items I needed. (Me: Yeah that’s it. Oh. I guess I need emulsion. Okay. Does that come with remover – I need remover, but that’s it. Can I still add a 25-​inch squeegee?) I’d have been more prepared, but it was a random drive-​by to see if anyone would be in the building and I got lucky.
This was really helpful, because they’re not open late or on weekends. So the only way I could shop in person was by walking in after hours. They told me that once you have an account you can call in an order and have it shipped.
I didn’t really bother to shop around, because when I went to a screenprinting class in S.F., the instructor pointed me toward Midwest Sign and Screen for supplies. They must be doing something right to draw professionals from across the bay. I’m lucky to live around the corner from their warehouse.

Amazing folks and very knowledgeable about the products they carry… Although they don’t deliver to residents, nor PO Boxes… I still don’t mind the drive, in which there location is near Southland Mall…
Pretty much a no brainier, due to the fact that Midwest is the only and BEST screen printing supply store in the East Bay…

Midwest is an industrial/​commercial front, and we were just two kids trying to handmake our wedding invitations. We were recommended by a manager at FLAX in San Francisco to purchase our screen at Midwest. He warned us that they would have little patience if we didn’t know what we wanted, so we did our research beforehand.
We came in the side door, told the guy what size screen we wanted and how many inches we wanted him to cut for our squeegee. We got our stuff, paid, and left. The items were more than we had anticipated paying for, but we didn’t really know what we were doing anyway.
On the plus side, our invitations were works of art — everyone raved at how awesome they looked. So, thanks Midwest!

I just started screen printing and decided to check this place out since there aren’t many local shops that sell supplies on this scale. The staff is very knowledgable, as mentioned. I can’t remember the guy’s name but he helped me choose the right inks for the mesh count I’m using.
The pricing was decent. I bought a quart of gold ink for $ 29. I haven’t seen any online shops with the kind of variety they have as far as colors. I haven’t purchased screens from them yet though. I get those online because they come pre-​coated with emulsion. It’d be great if they offered pre-​coated screens as well because my darkroom doesn’t have a washout booth yet.
Overall, its a great local place to pick up screen printing supplies.

I run a printing service out of SF, and even though this place is in Hayward, no one seems to know where to find a closer supplier to SF. (Ridiculous.)
This is just not my favorite company to buy printing supplies. They are OK, but their prices on mesh yardages are too expensive, and staff not very helpful. They say ‘go to the website’ but the website doesn’t list prices, and doesn’t even load like a regular webpage, instead it’s all just full of annoying PDFs of product lists where you have to consistently wait to download. Also the website is not intuitive at all, very labyrinthine to find what you are looking for. To be honest, I will deal with the shipping from Victory Factory in NY if I can get mesh for a third of the price from a nice supplier.

Just consider this your go-​to place for the best screens, variety of paints and screen printing supplies in the Bay Area. It’s worth the drive out of The City for sure. James helped me out yesterday and was friendly and knowledgable and helped me get the best products for my project. I haven’t used them for any of the other services yet, but I wouldn’t hesitate after such a great experience the first time around.
ps. Worth mentioning, watch for the awesome door audio alert system when you walk in. This is no mere bell to announce your entrance into the store, this was like a orchestra heralding your coming. I felt like doing a dance.

I recently picked up screen printing as a hobby but art supplies stores around the bay area only carry your your basic kits. I am not a professional but the «all in one» kits does not fit my needs.
Midwest carries a vast supplies for the amateur and professionals.
Their staff are knowledgeable with materials needed in helping me with what I want to accomplish.