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IdleMedia · May 31st, 2007

After using the information Rodney provided I thought I'd add in my 2¢

Transfer Express: Their transfers peel like butter. So, so good. They're also pretty quick on the turnaround. The downside? They're pricey.

First-Edition: Their transfers were a little trickier, but once I spoke with Janet and got what I needed to make the best transfers (a teflon sheet to put over the transfer), all my transfers print perfectly. Their pricing is very competitive, and their support is top notch. The only downside is turnaround. It's usually about a week.

Boo-Z Wearhouse: I saw this one advertised here and was intrigued by their low prices so I ordered a test run. After two weeks of missed deadlines and poor communication, I finally asked to have my order cancelled. I then found out it was shipped a few days prior (I didn't get a tracking number or confirmation of this) and that it was sitting at UPS (the address on it was wrong).

After picking up the package, I was disappointed to see the packaging they used which was ill-suited for transfers (plastic bags don't protect from bends and tears and is more likely to overheat). Once I got he package home, I was pretty disgusted to see a good portion of the transfers were torn, many of them were missing ink in places, and one of them were outright BURNED as if someone left it on a press too long. Half of the transfers were stuck together (no doubt from the heat softening the ink), and there were no transfer instructions.

*edit*
I went and found a few sheets that were relatively clean, dusted them off and scraped excess ink. Then I found a thread here that mentions someone used 400 degrees as the settings for 10 seconds. Tried that out, and while I did get stray ink on the shirt (must've missed some on the sheet), the transfer actually peeled very nicely. The black could've used a double-print, but other than that, I have to say that the actual outcome (stray ink aside) was pretty good.

It's a shame, it seems like it's a good product. I'm going to see which of the sheets I can salvage.

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IdleMedia T-Shirt Lover T-Shirt Fan Member Since: Apr 2007 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: a review of 8 different custom plastisol transfer screen printers - samples followup After using the information Rodney provided I thought I'd add in my 2¢ Transfer Express: Their transfers peel like butter. So, so good. They're also pretty quick on the turnaround. The downside? They're pricey. First-Edition: Their transfers were a little trickier, but once I spoke with Janet and got what I needed to make the best transfers (a teflon sheet to put over the transfer), all my transfers print perfectly. Their pricing is very competitive, and their support is top notch. The only downside is turnaround. It's usually about a week. Boo-Z Wearhouse: I saw this one advertised here and was intrigued by their low prices so I ordered a test run. After two weeks of missed deadlines and poor communication, I finally asked to have my order cancelled. I then found out it was shipped a few days prior (I didn't get a tracking number or confirmation of this) and that it was sitting at UPS (the address on it was wrong). After picking up the package, I was disappointed to see the packaging they used which was ill-suited for transfers (plastic bags don't protect from bends and tears and is more likely to overheat). Once I got he package home, I was pretty disgusted to see a good portion of the transfers were torn, many of them were missing ink in places, and one of them were outright BURNED as if someone left it on a press too long. Half of the transfers were stuck together (no doubt from the heat softening the ink), and there were no transfer instructions. edit I went and found a few sheets that were relatively clean, dusted them off and scraped excess ink. Then I found a thread here that mentions someone used 400 degrees as the settings for 10 seconds. Tried that out, and while I did get stray ink on the shirt (must've missed some on the sheet), the transfer actually peeled very nicely. The black could've used a double-print, but other than that, I have to say that the actual outcome (stray ink aside) was pretty good. It's a shame, it seems like it's a good product. I'm going to see which of the sheets I can salvage. Last edited by IdleMedia; May 31st, 2007 at 09:17 AM.
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