Discuss the many aspects of plastisol (screen printed) heat transfers. Topics include where to buy, how to put them on t-shirts, quality, pictures, stock (pre printed) transfers and more. Read the definition of a plastisol transfer here.
Received this email today and responded that I definitely wanted samples. Versatrans has a solid reputation even if a bit pricey, hopefully these will be the answer for process color transfers.
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New at Versatrans! A great technological break-through in the transfer printing process, Full Color FusionT is a true CMYK (4-Color Process) transfer. It can be applied to all colors & a variety of substrates (cotton, polyester, mini-mesh, jerseys, some jackets, canvas tote bags, pique, terry cloth and towels). 4-second hot peel application! Extremely soft hand! Lasts the lifetime of the garment with no cracking, peeling, or fading!
Do you have a direct to garment printer? Are you in the market to buy one? Call Versatrans first before you spend $15,000+ on a direct to garment printer. In today's economy, you cannot afford to be spending $400+ a month on a new machine and purchasing the consumables (inks, etc.) that come with it. You will work all month just to make the monthly loan payment and once the machine is paid off there will be new technology to replace it. Why not make money each time you sell a job? Take the cost of the transfer plus the shirt and then mark it up from there. Use the option of working with our digital transfers when it makes sense for you and your customer.
The Full Color Fusion minimum is 25 sheets. You can gang as many images onto our 11x17 sheet size. We recommend working with our digital ink jet and/or our laser transferable papers for quantities 1-24. There is no weeding or need for boxy designs anymore. Full Color Fusion works like any other screen printed transfer. You can have knockouts working with the shirt color in your design.
We compare Full Color Fusion to digital flat screen TVs of today and direct to garment imprints to the old analog tube TVs of the 80s.
Today I pressed the Fusion color samples from Versatrans on a cream shirt I keep around for testing. From the left the first two pictures are Fusion, the third is an EPT, the fourth wasn't marked but I believe was an EPT, the fifth is F&M's Freedom plus a digital transfer from Universal.
Color:
Holding the Fusion samples up to the light before pressing, the colors appeared much more vivid. The Mustang appeared to be a royal blue through the paper but presses as a light blue. I can't be sure if Versatrans intended the colors to be subdued but I suspect we are seeing a limitation of the process, not an intentional color choice because even the color spectrum at the bottom of the image appears washed out. F&M's Freedom transfer is more vibrant.
note: the Freedom and digital transfer were put on months ago and have been washed a number of times.
Hand:
The Fusion hand is not very different from the EPT which I wouldn't consider a soft hand. A little lighter than the F&M Freedom. A little heavier than Universal's digital sample.
Pricing:
I won't reveal the actual prices which you can get by contacting Versatrans. I will say there is a setup fee and a 25 sheet minimum. Versatrans has always been among the highest priced transfer vendors and they have maintained that tradition with the Fusion transfers.
One last thing, all the ink did not transfer off the EPT with the bulldog. I was afraid it might be my press so I snagged a leftover transfer from another vendor and pressed it on the same shirt and it turned out perfectly. I have pressed the EPTs before with no problems, not sure what the issue was this time.
Got this last night. Honestly I thought there would be more interest in these.
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Thanks to many customers input on Full Color Fusion, we are excited to announce that we have made some improvements. Effective immediately!
1. The colors are more vibrant and pop more.
2. The image is clearer. The pixels are not as noticeable.
3. We have gotten rid of the white outline around the image.
Many customers that we have spoken to have raved about the soft hand, durability, 4-second application, and how it can be applied to so many different substrates. You are not limited to only cotton or polyester. Full Color Fusion has EPT technology so you can apply it to white, light and dark fabrics, and on cotton, polyester, mini-mesh, jerseys, some jackets, canvas tote bags, pique, hats, terry cloth and towels.
Request more samples today! We continue to send out thousands of samples each day. Samples may take 3-5 days to be mailed. We appreciate your patience.
Sincerely,
Team Versatrans
888.414.7604 extension 0
versatranz.com
FYI - Please note that our sample images are 150 dpi. The lowest resolution that we will accept is 150 dpi. As you increase the resolution, the image will improve. We chose to work with the lowest resolution to be honest and not to mislead anyone. We could have sent you samples with 600 dpi which would look considerably different. The reality is most of our customers will be sending us images that are 150-300 dpi. The higher the resolution is the clearer the image will print.
Versatrans Full Color FusionT 
