glupo

I hear a lot of getting a epson printer, now is therea better printer for plastisol transfers, does it make a difference, and do you have to use different ink

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Chani

Hi,

Plastisol transfers are actually transfers that are made with the screenprinting method with plastisol inks. They aren't made with inkjet transfers. For those you would need a screenprinting setup.

There are several companies that will produce plastisol transfers for you, and I would suggest checking out this thread to read more about them: a review of 8 different custom plastisol transfer screen printers - samples followup

As for inkjet transfers, I would suggest that you do have an Epson printer that uses PIGMENT inks. Not even all Epson printers do.

Your cheapest option if you only need to print on 8.5 x 11 sheets is to get an Epson C88+ printer. It uses DuraBrite pigment inks.

Good luck!

 

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glupo

so to use the plastisol transfers i need toget a screenprinting setup, i cannot use a printer, and with the inkjet transfers they are not good for dark garments am i correct

 

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Chani

There are opaque transfers that you can use on dark fabrics, but a lot of people don't really like them because they're thicker than the transfers for light fabrics and feel a little "plastic-y". Personally, I think if you get the right transfers they only feel a little thicker than apparel vinyl, and a lot of people use that.

The other thing with opaque inkjet transfers is that some people have problems with them fading and cracking. I'm still conducting tests to see if that will happen with the opqaues that I have.

As for plastisol transfers, yes, you will need someone with a screenprinting setup, but most people would advise you to have those done by someone else (I think). There are several companies out there that do these and for someone just starting out, I'd suggest using one of them if you decide to go the plastisol transfer route.

The advantage to inkjet (or laser) transfers is that you can do just one if you wanted to. With plastisol, you'll need to buy several of the same design (tho you don't need to press them all right away).

 

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glupo

ok, now when the screep printer puts it on the tranfser, do they need to do seperate transfers with different colors i know when they do there screen prints each screen has a different color do they need to that also with the plastisol transfers because i think i am going to go that way becasue all my shirts are going to be dark colors. and i dont want any thick logos

 

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charles95405

when you get the plastisol transfer you press it on the garment. It is ready to press when you get it. All the work of creating it done by the screen printer/source you are using.

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