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DTG-1 or Heat Transfer-2 ????



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Old March 30th, 2008 Mar 30, 2008 5:19:10 PM -   #1 (permalink)
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What would you rather have if you were buying a shirt?

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Default Re: DTG-1 or Heat Transfer-2 ????

Depends on the type of shirt I wanted. On a dark shirt, I would be surprised if anyone would argue that an opaque transfer is preferable to a properly printed DTG shirt.

For a polyester shirt, sublimation wins hands down. For certain designs, I also really like the faded vintage look of sublimation on a 50/50 shirt.

For a white or light cotton T-shirt, I think it would depend on exactly which DTG and which transfer paper you are comparing. I would really like to see some good durability comparisons between Kornit, T-Jet, Borther, Softstretch and Imageclip.
 
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What kind of heat transfer are you referring to...inkjet, laser or plastisol (indirect screenprint)?
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Done right, a DTG print would blow a transfer out of the water, as far as I am concerned. Especially on darks.
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