[amayausers.com] Re: Heat Press
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Screen printed transfers- PVC ink (plastisol, same ink used for direct
printing) comes out thick enough to measure with the right gauges
Sublimation transfers-usually ONLY for light color shirts. It's a DYE transfer
ink-goes from solid (the print) to GAS-and 'dyes' the fabric threads-never goes
to a liquid or solid on the fabric. Great results, but tricky to use on the
wrong materials.
Cad-cut (lettering, numbers, etc. from Stahls, other companys) this is computer
aided design and cut on plotters-and excess is peeled away so only the
lettering (or design) is left on the mylar backing to heat transfer. It's a
film of vinyl, or PVC-that is bonded by heat to the fabric at lower temperature
than sublimation transfers. BUT on the wrong materials (100% cotton, for
example) it won't bond-and falls or peels off in the wash. There ARE limited
material that will work on 100% cotton-but you have to specify when you order.
There are many 'specialty' films with this material that cannot be duplicated
with screen or sublimation prints. Holographic chrome and gold, glitter
designs, reflective, even glo in the dark.
But you cannot get fine detail, shading, tones, color fades...it is only
'solid' areas cut by the knife-cannot be printed on because it is cut and
weeded in REVERSE to apply.
You have to figure out what you want to offer to order the right goods. If you
are ONLY going to do team shirts, athletic numbering, etc. you would not bother
with anything except the CadCut materials and basic colors-white, black, red,
blue, green..unless a particular team needs a special color.
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