novisb

hi..what is the difference apart from the obvious between heat press and iron on tranfer paper and can i use iron on paper on a heat press with good effect?

 

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Girlzndollz

Hi Bruce,

I'm not totally sure I understand your question, but I'll give it a try.

There are some professional transfer papers that can be used with a heat press *or* an iron. Two examples are two of the favored papers on the forum: Jetpro Sofstretch/JPSS and Ironall.

Some professional papers cannot be used with an iron. The mfg doesn't include instructions for them, as they feel a heat press provides the best results for their paper.

I have successfully hand ironed heat transfer papers, but it is backbreaking and time consuming. But, I earned enough to buy my press outright, and I never had one shirt fail. Even still, the day I placed my order for my heat press was like a dream, and when it arrived, life became much, much easier. =)

I also have used paper from Walmart, the Avery paper. I used that paper with an iron, and then a heat press. Once I joined here, and learned about the pro papers, I stopped using Avery, as it was inferior to the products I learned about here. My personal fav paper is JPSS for lights.

I hope this information helps get you closer to what you were looking for, if not, ask away! We'll give it another go. =)

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novisb

hi kelly thank you for answering.. its just that im new to this, i bought a heat press a month ago, then i got transfer paper but on the box of the paper it said iron on, im finding it hard to find addresess in scotland for heat press transfer paper, so i wondered if iron on paper is just as good.

 

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Girlzndollz

Hi Bruce, =)

The only true way to know if you like a paper is to press it onto a shirt, and then wash and dry it. Check for fading, cracking, peeling.

If you use pigment inks, you'll get better results with most papers.

You can use a heat press (usually) to apply the iron on papers. A heat press is just an oversized, more efficient iron, really.

General directions for most heat transfer papers lands them somewhere around a temperature of 350*F (176*C - I don't know which measure you or your press uses) - then for time... around 15-30 seconds of press time. Maybe start at around 20 seconds, and see how the transfer paper peels. If it peels nicely, and the image is fully transferred - you are doing pretty good with that time and temp.

Here are some step-by-step instructions that apply to most transfer situations. These tips help get a bit better results in most cases:
transfer paper tips for lasting image - Page 5 - T-Shirt Forums

If you don't like your paper, try to find Jetpro Sofstretch paper. Most commonly called JPSS on the forum, if you would like to search it to find more feedback on the paper. Good luck to you. =)

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