Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
Hi guys... sorry for being so "unglobal"... I'm just trying to find stockists / producers in Australia and hitting brick walls.
Soooo..... does anyone know of any companies or small businesses who print plastisol transfers in Australia at a reasonable price? Any advice much appreciated - This seems to be a very sensible way to go about printing quality t-shirts in short runs, but us Aussies seem to be somewhat behind our international friends in this area ....
Not that I am aware of from looking at the site - they do flock transfers which I don't know much about - only that they can be ironed on...
I have been told to steer clear of iron on transfers because they don't last as long as plastisol but perhaps flock transfers are an exception?
If you use a heat press, the quality of these sorts of transfers is actually pretty good. Still not as good as a screen print (or plastisol), but they will last if done right.
As far as flock goes though, it's different. It's similar to vinyl, except that flock usually refers to more of a "felt-like" material. The quality of vinyl/flock is quite good, if properly applied with a heat press.
may be pm Lewis Solmu, i think he would know who is who in Australia and hook you up.
Not really; if I had any recommendations for local transfer printers I'd've said something before now. While I am aware there are some (I imagine there are heaps in fact), since I haven't (yet) needed to get any transfers printed I don't have any experience with any specific printer.
Just about every local screenprinter I know anything about is someone I know personally, rather than a disinterested third party. Even then, I wouldn't recommend any of them as such (insufficient first hand experience of their work).
Plastisol printers in Australia? 
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