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Old December 11th, 2006 Dec 11, 2006 8:43:55 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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advice on transfers cracking after washing... time? heat? bad transfers? pressure? what am i doing wrong
 
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Usually bad transfers. What are you using and where did you get them. Give us more tetails as to what temp, time and pressure you used.
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Correction, not bad transfer but maybe bad quality.
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got them from alpha supply the transfer for white is warm peel temp 390 for 23-30 sec for med pressure and for colored is cool peel temp 360 for 15 sec firm pressure
 
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