 First experience with plastisol and Semo Imprints
I wanted to share my first experience with plastisol transfers and Semo Imprints. I am newer to the business and got my first big order for 301 gold shirts with black writing for a swim team.
I ordered the shirts but many were back ordered so I had to order the remaining shirts from a more expensive website. That cut into my profits so I definitely had to stay as low cost as possible on the transfers.
I had previously read about Semo Imprints on the forum and saw that they had the lowest pricing. I tried calling them on a friday and got no answer all day long. I was disappointed because I really wanted to use them for my transfers. I found Bre (works at Semo) on the forums and sent her a PM that weekend. She wrote back very quickly and explained that the company is moving locations and is currently not open on fridays. That explained why there was no answer. I was relieved because I had read such good things about them.
Bre called me first thing monday and took my order and answered all my newbie questions. The transfers were even less expensive than I had previously calculated. That was a nice surprise. My transfers even shipped the next day, although Bre said that is not typical.
When they arrived, I tried the first one and it went on perfectly at 375 for 12 seconds and peeled hot. I pressed it after preheating the shirt for about 5 seconds. 300 shirts and a few days later I was done. I was pretty sore from all the repetitive motions with my arms and back. However, I was happy and so was my customer. The press marks even went away after the shirts got their moisture back. Really, you can't tell they were pressed vs screen printed.
Hope my experience is encouraging to others who are looking to try plastisol. I'm sure not all transfers are equal but I had no problem with them at all. I attached some pictures of the transfers before and after.
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