Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
i have a about 2 dozen tshirts ( color front on white and steel gray) that i had screen printed which were printed with the wrong artwork.
I want to know if i can heat press a transfer over the exisitng screenprinted artwork which is a full front 2 color. The t-shirts have never been washed or worn if that matters?
Get some more shirts and either get it done right this time, or heat press them as mentioned. I wouldn't want to find out that i bought a shirt that was botched then retouched. I doubt it would go unnoticed. I've messed up a lot of shirts starting out with screen printing, and 24 shirts aren't too many to find some other uses for other than selling them (maybe give them away as promo pieces).
thanks marlo for your input but im looking for an answer to my specific question.
"I want to know if i can heat press a transfer over the exisitng screenprinted artwork which is a full front 2 color. The t-shirts have never been washed or worn if that matters?"
There are a lot of factors to consider. What type of screen print ink, which transfer paper are you going to use, how much of the transfer paper is on the screen print ink versus touching the shirt,... The best thing for you to do is to test one of the shirts and run it through a washing machine 3 to 5 times at a minimum. Then, see if you can peel the transfer paper off with your fingers. Hope this helps.
thanks marlo for your input but im looking for an answer to my specific question.
"I want to know if i can heat press a transfer over the exisitng screenprinted artwork which is a full front 2 color. The t-shirts have never been washed or worn if that matters?"
Has any one had any experince with this?
thanks.
Sorry i missed the question. Yes, that is possible specifically with water based screen printed shirts. As for how it will look/hold up, maybe someone else can give you a first hand answer.
I would take Mark's advice and try one if you really want to know, and then test it, as see for yourself it is something you want to sell.
But I did wonder who's art you put on these shirts? Was it a past customer? Maybe they will want the shirts at a discount that is above your cost, just to cover your costs.
If you can't get the heat press to work, maybe donate them to good will and write them off. Just a thought.
transfer over exisitng screend T? 
