ironhead

Hi,

I'm new to the heat press world. Have been screen printing for a couple years.

My press should be arriving next week and in the meanwhile need to know if I can heat press a decal on a light blue nurses scrub that is 55%cotton and 45% poly?

Can this be done with inkjet transfer paper?

Any idea on heat settings and pressure also?

thanks a lot.

 

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Stally

The Inkjet transfer should work fine.

I usually press for 40 seconds at 190 deg with medium pressure

 

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proworlded

Yes, you can print on the scrubs using transfer paper but you might lose some detail and vibrancy because of the blue color. We recommend about 375 degrees for 15 seconds.

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ironhead

hmm... Although I certainly appreciate both responses, they are definately two different answers as to heat settings and time under the press.
Does anyone care to elaborate why one way may be better than the other, or will both ways work equally well?

thanks again

 

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splathead

It's best to just follow the instructions that comes with the transfer paper.

 

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Stally

Quote: Originally Posted by ironhead hmm... Although I certainly appreciate both responses, they are definately two different answers as to heat settings and time under the press. Does anyone care to elaborate why one way may be better than the other, or will both ways work equally well? thanks again

Its probably due to location, I live in the UK and I think proworlded lives in the USA. We use diffrent units over here.

I forgot about that (My Bad)

Fahrenheit to Celsius Converter

190 ded C = 374 deg F

So we are only about 5 seconds diffrent, its an trial and error process to get the best effect.

 

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ironhead

Thanks for the replies.

My other question is, what paper should I use?

I bought this sample pack that should be coming in soon. Which paper out of all these would you recommend on light to medium blue? The scrubs are not a stretchy material.

3 sheets of JetPro Sofstretch Inkjet Transfer Paper
3 sheets of Coastal Inkjet Transfer Paper
3 sheets of Everlast Inkjet Transfer Paper
3 Sheets of Red Grid Transfer Paper
3 Sheets of Cold Peel Light Transfer Paper
3 Sheets of Iron Man Inkjet Transfer Paper
3 Sheets of Coastal Inkjet Opaque Transfer Paper (Dark Fabric)
3 Sheets of Jet Dark Inkjet Transfer Paper (Dark Fabric)
3 Sheets of Dazzle-Trans High Gloss Finishing sheet

 

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