I use an epson R1800 and use the inks that your supposed to use in it. I do not want to risk ruining it using any other kind but all of my JPSS transfers look faded when I press them on.
Find whatever setting that will put more ink down on the transfer. I have the same thing happen but its after awhile and quite a few wash cycles but I found it is just fibers raising from the shirt makes it look faded. BTW its a fruit of the loom shirt thats worse.
I use an epson R1800 and use the inks that your supposed to use in it. I do not want to risk ruining it using any other kind but all of my JPSS transfers look faded when I press them on.
Any idea how to fix this?? Thanks!
What settings are you using to print on JPSS?
Trying using the settings best photo to lay down more ink onto the transfer sheet. Play with the paper types aswell to see which one gives you the best quality. When i was using just regular pigment inks with no custom profiles, I used to select "photo" and "premium photo glossy paper" as my settings.
Watch out tho, as too much ink is really not too good, there's a happy medium. I adjust the contrast and bright settings to depend the blacks/darks, that works well without adding too much saturation to the paper. Good luck.
when I first got my epson I used microsoft publisher to do some simple designs just play arround and learn a little, and I found that when I printed out my jpss using that program that the colors were dull looking, so I saved the design as a jpeg and opened it with a photo shop program and it printed out great. I m nowhere near as experience as these guys but this worked for me
me i used combination of ink, Yellow and black is heat transfer pigment ink and magenta and cyan are dye base ink from my epson 1400. It came great...I also recommend double green paper from t-shirtsupplies very vibrant in color but not stretchy than jet-pro.
wutz up everybody ! I got a problem , my images look faded after i heatpress them to my black shirts. im using "opaque ink jet transfer paper" also known as "everlast for darks", and use an epson 1400 printer.Is this paper not good or is ther some kind of setting i need to adjust ? It's driving me crazy ! THANKS.
DTFuqua may be right. With some 100% cotton tees like the Gildan Ultra Cotton 2000, I get this same problem with the fibers raising after 1 or 2 washings. But with other tees like combed cotton, it's not as bad. I use an Epson R280 printer with heat transfer pigment inks but do all adjustments (contrast & saturation) on CS3.
wutz up everybody ! I got a problem , my images look faded after i heatpress them to my black shirts. im using "opaque ink jet transfer paper" also known as "everlast for darks", and use an epson 1400 printer.Is this paper not good or is ther some kind of setting i need to adjust ? It's driving me crazy ! THANKS.
For the opaque/dark papers like Everlast Dark/Ironall Dark, they are a solid sheet of vinyl, so you won't get fibrillation with those transfers (fibrillation = tiny fibers raising up in the image area).
I have experienced what you are experiencing. When the transfer is heated for too long of a dwell time, or the press temp is too hot, the transfer starts to lose it's opaqueness, and starts to become see through.
The setting that works for me is 375*F for 6 seconds. Others here use that setting, too, with success.
Try that to see if you have any better results. Good luck to you.
.........The setting that works for me is 375*F for 6 seconds. Others here use that setting, too, with success.
Kelly,
I just happen to be reading about JPSS on some sites and what their transfer directions are and they say 30 seconds. Is there really that much of a difference between what the seller recommends and what works?????
Thanks,
Susie
Kelly,
I just happen to be reading about JPSS on some sites and what their transfer directions are and they say 30 seconds. Is there really that much of a difference between what the seller recommends and what works?????
Thanks,
Susie
Susie, it is really one of those things that you just have to find your happy place.. Every press is different. yes the directions say 30 seconds.. But I have even scaled tha back as I found it did not matter by 5 less degrees. It was my happy place. Lou
Thanks Lou~! I hope I just don't ruin a bunch of stuff with all of this testing but I guess it is what everyone goes through to find our 'happy place'.
Susie
I am going to put in my 2 cents about faded look. I change settings in inkjet driver in advanced setting section of the main tab. I click the ICM and Off (No Color Adjustments) check boxes. I get better vibrancy and depth. It is not good for photo though. The print is darker.
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Kelly,
I just happen to be reading about JPSS on some sites and what their transfer directions are and they say 30 seconds. Is there really that much of a difference between what the seller recommends and what works?????
Thanks,
Susie
In addition to what Lou said, JPSS and dark papers are like totally different kinds of products to work with.
I also press JPSS for 30 seconds. I use 375*, others use 400*. If you read this thread, Just tried NEW JPSS Mach I...whew! Super fast! you'll see the really wide variation of times and temps that are working for people.
The dark papers are another beast entirely tho, and too much time or too hot and they lose their color blocking ability, and the shirt starts to show thru.
I was using 360* for 16 seconds with success. Someone else had the problem this poster is also having and Lou recommended 375* for 6 seconds.
I picked that tip right up and adopted it because it was a pain for me to go between 360* for Ironall Dark and then press 375* for JPSS.
Now using the settings Lou uses, I just leave the press at one temp, and life is much easier. There are a few others that also use that setting that mentioned it too, and they report perfect success each time.
Yep, experimenting usually shows what will work for you because of another important thing:
All of our presses may be set for 375*, but in reality, we are all probably running at some variation near that.
Kelly,
Ok, I read your post wrong earlier. I thought you were talking of JPSS being 6 seconds. I need to read a little more closely.
Now I understand with the link you gave me and I can see it with other issues it is all a personal thing.
Susie
My jetpro softstretch always looks faded... 
Lou
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