I am a newbie to all this and want to do neon colors on black tees. I am looking for the best paper and wonder if there are any new developments. 2 papers have been recommended by the companies who sell them: Coastal Opaque, and Jet Opaque. Does anyone have any experience with these, or would anyone have another choice? I will be using an Epson 120 printer with Durabright Pigment Inks. Help Please!
The opaque papers would probably work, but the quality is not so great. If I were you and you are planning on doing alot of these tees, I would try to get plastitol transfers made. They are made of screen printed ink, but apply the same way a regular transfer would. You can order them in quantity and then just apply them as needed. If you look in the transfer section of the forum, and click on the plastitol section, you will find alot of information about them.
I just dont think there is a really great opaque transfer paper out there, that holds up well. It just really depends on the quality you are looking for. Hope this helps.
__________________
Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest. ~~~Mark Twain BobbieLee
Does that mean I have to send my design to someone else to make? I will go to that section and read all about it. We were hoping to keep it all in house and save some startup expense.
yes you would send the image to the printer, and they make the transfers for you. They are fairly cheap to get made, and in a sense you are still keeping it in house, just having the transfers made for you. You will still be applying them as needed. Dark shirts are a real pain when it comes to transfer paper. If you designs are simple, you can also look into using heat applied vinyl, and that you can do completely in house with a cutter and a heat press. Just a couple different avenues to look into. In my opinion, out of all of those methods, the opaque paper is the one that will give you the least quality. Both vinyl and plastitol transfers will give you a nice quality product.
__________________
Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest. ~~~Mark Twain BobbieLee
I agree with Bobbielee, and will add, vinyl comes in some nice neon colors. If your design will work with vinyl, you can send your design to someone to cut the vinyl for you, and then you can still apply it yourself to the shirt. That's not in place of Bobbielee's suggestions, that is in addition to, something else you can consider.
Thank you so very much for your suggestions. I didn't know when I got the idea how complicated it is to actually get it done. We are looking at sending out a design, and possibly silkscreening ourselves as my partner has done it before. But I do really appreciate your help.
transfer paper for neon on dark tees 
