Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
Hey everybody i just got my new press and im curious to know which side of the teflon sheet should be fcing the shirt the dark side or the light side? because i tried to take the humidity out of the shirt before pressing and it stained my shirt it has a 15x15 dingy looking stain on it now.
P.S. when presses are new should they smell like fish when first heated up?
I question the type of teflon sheet you might have. Maybe a member with experience with screen printing supplies and heat transfer supplies can give you more info.
A press should not have any smell, the vapors from what you are pressing can, but not the press.
Try calling the company you purchased the press from.
Good Luck,
Ron
well the teflon sheet didnt come in any package so there is no way for me to know it came rolled up with a paper clip holding it. imma contact my screen printing supplier and ask him to change it. while at the same time imma call the heat press company about the fish smell.
as far as the teflon sheet goes i got it from my screen printing supplier he charged me 25 bucks for a 15x15in sheet.
as far as the smell im serious my place smelled like a loading dock i swear. i had to open up the doors and turn on the vent fan cuz it was horrible.
my sunie press smells the same way!!!
this was the first time using it , so I hope the smell goes away. it is awful!
I am now going to press outside on the back porch.
as far as the smell im serious my place smelled like a loading dock i swear. i had to open up the doors and turn on the vent fan cuz it was horrible.
lol i know the smell you mean, its a kind of stelchy smell but that is the mat on the bottom plate, after a few presses the smell goes away as i found with my heat press and dont worry about the quality of the press. I was told that all presses heat and iron on transfers, just that the cheaper ones need tweeging more but once you have got that sorted out the rest will fall into place.
As for the teflon, i have ordered mine yesterday and should receive it in the next day or so. the charged me a fortune aswell but more ob delivery as far as i know this one you can use either side but not sure about yours.
The best methos i found is to use an old cloth or rag with the same material that you will be using (or even the scorched t you now have, cut up into 4's) and test with them. This way you save your shirts for actual print and wear.
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Which side of teflon paper should i be using? 
as far as i know this one you can use either side but not sure about yours. 
