Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
OMG!! I'm sooo confused at the moment, i've been doing my research about heat pressing, an so far i'm up to speed with it (I think) but what is the whole deal about plastisol transfers? they are for dark t-shirts am i right? but do you have to get them specially made for you? and if so can these companys do a custom design exactly how you want? my head hurts soooo
Plastisol transfers are screen printed on paper in reverse.They are reversed so you lay them face up and then use a heat press to apply them to the garment. You then remove the paper and your transfer looks and feels like screen print. I hope this helps. Plastisol can be used on any color garment (light or dark) and are very dusrable. good luck. .... JB
Plastisol transfers are silkscreened designs. They can be made to go on either light or dark material. Basically you have your designed silkscreened on transfer paper instead of your actual shirt. Then you apply that design with a heat press. They are the closest thing to silkscreening because it is silkscreening. There is no polymer windows to worry about, etc.
Although you can make them yourself with silkscreen printing equipment, most farm the work out to companies who specialize in making transfers.
I would do a search here on UK plastisol transfers. I recall seeing some before.
The transfers are made for dark or lites or both. They screen print your design on a release paper. The plastisol ink is gelled but not cured. You place the transfer on your shirt and heatpress. The image transfers and the ink is cured at the same time. Plastisol transfers are wonderful.
OMG!! I'm sooo confused at the moment, i've been doing my research about heat pressing, an so far i'm up to speed with it (I think) but what is the whole deal about plastisol transfers? they are for dark t-shirts am i right? but do you have to get them specially made for you? and if so can these companys do a custom design exactly how you want? my head hurts soooo
i Live in the u.k
thanks for any replies
Just to let you know you can get them made from Target's in UK you can now send them your design or they also have a large num of stock designs hope thi s helps btw the company is very reliable and good
Although you can make them yourself with silkscreen printing equipment,
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What is involved in making your own plastisol transfer?
thanks
Sandy Jo
yes, but why would you.. is their any benifits in the hand? becux printing on paper must be much smoother than printing on the garment..im talking about lets say a 10 colour print.
Although you can make them yourself with silkscreen printing equipment,
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What is involved in making your own plastisol transfer?
thanks
Sandy Jo
yes, but why would you.. is their any benifits in the hand? becux printing on paper must be much smoother than printing on the garment..im talking about lets say a 10 colour print.
Thanks
If you have screen printing equipment, there's no real reason why you wouldn't just print on the t-shirt, unless you wanted to offer a plastisol transfer printing service for others.
Plastisol transfers are really for people WITHOUT screen printing equipment who want screen printing quality t-shirts.
yes, but why would you.. is their any benifits in the hand? becux printing on paper must be much smoother than printing on the garment..im talking about lets say a 10 colour print.
Thanks
There are several reasons: hats are easier to print on large sheets of transfer paper then transfer with a hat press, some apparel is difficult to hold still while screenprinting especially if it has a liner. When I worked for someone else, sometimes we would get backed up in the textile department and they would print plastisol transfers in the flatwork department and have office people apply them with heat presses. Unless you have a special rig for printing numbers, its easier to just order numbers and heat press them on. Some people want to order transfers and press them as they need them. And yes, generally transfers are smoother than screenprinting because the finished face was printed on paper; however, transfers are usually heavier on the shirt (heavier hand) than screenprinting.
custom plastisol transfers **need help** 
you can now send them your design or they also have a large num of stock designs 
hope thi s helps btw the company is very reliable and good 
