[amayausers] Re: Nylon flag question-not embroidery
- From: "Image Embroidery" <imageembroidery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:42:03 -0400
I know all about the specialty materials for nylon. My customer does not
want to spend the kind of money needed to purchase the heat applied vinyl.
My question IS....Can sign vinyl be used on nylon?
Sign vinyl is not applied with heat.
Thanks...
LuAnn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:25 AM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Nylon flag question-not embroidery
> Luckily I can answer this one from experience!
> I've heatsealed on the nylon and poly flag materials several times.
> Specialty Films and Stahls both have iron on vinyl made for
> 'nylon' (jackets, etc.)
> that works great. I think Stahls is the GorillaGrip II or something
> like that. I have also
> used my regular stock Specialty Film colors and it stayed put through
> the washing machine-
> I was really testing it for outdoor durability!
> Factory tech was surprised when I told him how we abused it to test
> it...
> What you DO have to be careful of is overheating...the nylon flag
> material will 'shrink' and
> cause ripples if you overheat for too long. Use a teflon sheet over
> your decal for a quick
> 5 second or so press-then peel off the backing, put the teflon down
> again, and go for 15 seconds.
> I use 375 degrees and moderate pressure and a 30+ year old cast iron
> press!
> Just got a new automotic Mighty Press so I have to test that and get
> the settings.
> But I recommend testing one flag, apply the vinyl, then run it
> through your washing machine. If
> it will stick through that, outdoor weather won't bother it.
> Roland
>
>
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> On Jul 18, 2007, at 10:13 AM, <dsklar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I don't know about sign vinyls, however, when decorating garments
>> with vinyl (thermal films) and a heat press the basic films are not
>> supposed to be used with nylon. There are films made specifically
>> for nylon. Check with Imprintables Warehouse or Stahls.
>>
>> David Sklar
>> Ballyhoo!
>> Arlington, VA
>>
>>> From: Image Embroidery <imageembroidery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: 2007/07/18 Wed AM 08:20:42 CDT
>>> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [amayausers] Nylon flag question-not embroidery
>>
>>> Good morning all!
>>> I have 100% Nylon flags that I need to decorate for a golf course.
>>> My original plan was to do these flags with heat transfer
>>> vinyl...that is when I was under the impression that the flags
>>> were polyester.
>>> Well, the customer does not wish to invest the kind of money that
>>> is needed to purchase the products to do this.
>>>
>>> So, my question is....can I apply sign vinyl to these nylon flags?
>>> Does anyone have any experience with working with sign vinyl and
>>> nylon?
>>> Neither the vinyl supplier nor the flag manufacturer knew if this
>>> would work.
>>> Trial and error was the response I got.
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> LuAnn @ Image Embroidery
>>> Because Your "Image" Matters
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