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Old July 23rd, 2007 -   #1 (permalink)
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Default Opaque transfer does not stick to the tee

I am currently testing the transfer papers from NewMildford photo and i ran into a little set back...

The blue grid opaque transfer from NewMildfordPhoto isn't totally sticking to the t-shirt...

I've seen the video from Badalou... and read a lot of posts...
And the outcome... well for a newbie i can say i messed up

I'm very picky about what i do and i don't like to make mistakes... that's just me!

So i printed the transfer in my D88+... european equal to the C88+... in the "plain paper", "photo" setting and used the -15 yellow, +5 magenta, +5 cyan setting.

The colours we're originally a bit dull as expect, but after pressing, at 190 degrees celsius (about 375 fahrenheit), and 16 seconds and medium/high pressure, the colors turned brighter... the problem was that i passed a smooth cloth i have over the baking paper and tried removing in a hot peel... like badalou's video... and some parts of the image tried didn't stick to the t-shirt... i became worried... so i read somwhere to repress it... i did... 2 more time... the result... some parts sticked... and one little part didn't...

As a result of the represses i think i scorched the transfer a bit(i was expecting this... but hoping it wouldn't happen...) and the colours became a bit dull... the orange was bright and colourfull... and then became a bit darker...

Can anyone tell me what should i do? my teflon sheet is coming in the mail... but i was eager to test the opaque transfer!

By the way... i honestly like the plastic feel of the opaque transfer paper... but the i like the light to... so the i'm currently using the test t-shirts so that i can wash them in the next few days to look for cracks, peels or bleeds. That's my main interest!

Hope i'm not being boring... i usually write alot...

Hope someone can help me!

btw: here is the my first coloured shirt (the red heat doesn't stick properly... in the edge) i cut it as round as possible so there would be no rough edges!
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what do you think?

Last edited by Struco; July 23rd, 2007 at 08:22 AM. Reason: Posting the image!