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Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts
Has anyone had success printing on mma/board shorts? I have a customer that wants his sponsors printed onto his 100% polyester shorts for an mma fight coming up. The finished product should look comparable to the shorts worn by fighters in the UFC. I would love to know what processes that you all have tried unsuccessfully and successfully completed so I can make these to the satisfaction of my customer. Also I own a Brother GT-541 and heat press with teflon protector on it. Please help... Thanks in advance!
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts Sorry to say but it won't work with your BROTHER its inks are not compatable with poly.
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts I figured it wouldn't work with my printer but is their another way that works other than embroidery?
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts You could order screen printed transfers specifically for Polyester.
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts Actually it does just doesn't look the greatest
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts We can make them look awesome with our sublimation.
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts Yes sublimation or transfers is the way to go
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts What about vinyl heat transfers? Would this work or would the heat ruin the shorts?
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts It would work fine if you use vinyl for poly we've done it
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts What about the temp of the heat press and the time needed to complete the process.
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts That comes with the vinyl on a spect sheet
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts Definitely test a pair with the heat prior to proceeding. Get some extra transfers and an extra pair of shorts and perfect it before doing the final one.
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts I just finished 50 100% white poly soccer jerseys for an ultimate frisbee team. I bought an extra and tested it like crazy. I found that I had to lower the ink level down to a 4 so that it wouldn't bleed. Colors are definatley more muted but they were doing a retro black and white design so it turned out great. I've washed my sample about a dozen times and it hasn't been a problem.
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Re: Printing on 100% Poly MMA shorts We have either cad cut vinyl or used sublimation as well.
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