Yes, I am using the paper already before it came on the market for sale and still convinced that it is the best by trying so now and then other papers against it.
But you are looking for laser designed transfers? I do heard about people who have used just as a test the Translution in combination with a laser printer and they claimed they where successful. I however can not confirm this out of my own experiences to be very honest because I do not use laser but other members who have may be able to give you more accurate info about that. The additional properties of the paper and what makes it unique comparing to others is that it is designed for 100% cotton or 50-50 blends which is not an easy task for the coating chemical industry.
From origin this paper is designed for dye or pigment inks which can come from any brand ink or/and any printer on the market today where I can make the following note to explain your bad experiences with ink jet transfers as well.
Note: As I assume you are from the textile industry then you know that in the traditional textile printing the inks contain a binder what is responsible to bond the colors with the fabric and therefore responsible for the grade of wash and light fastness.
In digital textile printing terms there are only a few brands who contain this binder and are pigment based to and therefore the most ideal inks to print with onto textile no matter or direct (
DTG) or through transfer media. These inks can be used on almost all kind of substrates without the necessary pre-coating of papers and fabrics even onto canvas for reproductions it is the best. An other important good property is that pigment based inks dry much faster and can be transferred to the fabric almost direct after printing and you will have almost never the hassle that you see wheel trails on the print during printing. Today's water based pigment inks which includes the binder can score a washable of 4 on a scale of 5 (Basf methods used)
Dye based inks are designed solely for paper printing or for media what is prepared, pre-treated for these inks from the manufacturer which is usual an expensive media. Pre-treating media is also necessary because of the longer dry time of dye based inks. You ever may have noticed in some cases and with some media that the inks stay wett on the surface not able to come dry. Pigment based inks are different in this way.
This means that the ability to bond with the fabric and make it in some way washable has to come solely from the coating of the paper itself and this is of coarse different from paper to paper as much as there are brands. An other thing is the sharpness. If a housewife wants to print something for a birthday or a similar event she will not notice this but the long dry time of the ink is indeed a problem for the professional and therefore the dye based inks are not recommended for making reproductions or giclée printing e.g. on canvas. The inks lay wett on the surface for sometime and that impact the sharpness. (photographical reproductions on paper that is prepared for that purpose from the maufacturer of course is not a problem)
Hope this answers your understanding in having some washabillity problems with some sort of transfer papers out there using dye based inks.
The better the coating the better the results. This explanation however should affect also the same when using laser printing methods. Because there is no laser powder as far as I know that contains anything what bonds with fabric materials and therefore no matter if it is laser or ink jet, here the coating of the paper is responsible for light and wash fastness. Using pigment based inks that contain binders can make a big difference and improve the durability in addition to the properties of the paper coating.
Damn...what a long reply, I am sorry:-)) Will not happen again, promise.