Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
Might try less time pressing. 17 seconds seems a bit long. The longest I ever press is for 10 secs with hot splits. But this is on tees not towels. Hope it works for you.
I am experimenting with towels and I have also found scorching to be a problem. I was at a local screenprinting company today (Dowling Graphics) and one of the employees said that bleaching agents used by the towel manufacturer can make the towel susceptible to scorching. We tried a variety of towels, all 100% cotton, and some scorched while others did not so maybe there is somthing to what he said. Maybe just try a variety of different flour sack type towels. I am on the hunt for a wholesaler of flat-woven tea towels so if you have any sources I would love to hear about them...
You could try spraying some water on the towels before putting them in the press, and not pre-pressing.
Another thought is to throw the towels in the freezer or refrigerator before pressing.
I have never tried either..they are just ideas
what does putting the towels in the freezer (besides freeze them) do to them? I read this someplace else, and I was intrigued. You still have to pre-press, right?
I was just trying to think of ways to stop the towels from burning. If they are cold, they would burn less..right? and if they where wet they would also burn less.
I always pre press, but if you are having problems burning towels, maybe you shouldnt. Certianly prepressing a purposely cold or wet towel would defeat the purpose of refrigerating or wetting it in the first place.
scorching when pressing towels 
