How hard is it to print 100% poly moisture management tees? (jerzees 21m navy blue & white)
Can these be screen printed just as easy as a cotton shirt would be?
Also, can you use a decal with a heat press?
I've read that 100% poly can be done using the dye sub process, but I'd like to stay away from that for now, if at all possible.
It's pretty straight forward. Very important is to know that you cannot print with waterbased inks. We made that mistake when we started out after 'experienced' printers told us it'd be OK. Plastisol is the only way to go unless you wanna do transfers or dye sub.
I screen print and heat press moisture management apparel all the time. The only issues I've come across is that red isn't very stable and will bleed through white ink (heat press vinyl is a better choice here) You can dye sub poly but only light colors. The advantage here is that dye sub inks have no weight and don't block the fibers of moisture management.
How hard is it to print 100% poly moisture management tees? (jerzees 21m navy blue & white)
Can these be screen printed just as easy as a cotton shirt would be?
Also, can you use a decal with a heat press?
I've read that 100% poly can be done using the dye sub process, but I'd like to stay away from that for now, if at all possible.
Thanks
We have used a lot of printable media for heat pressing and single color material as well without any difficulty; we have found it best not to press over 315 degrees or so...
If the print will be going on white part of the shirt you can order dye-sub transfers from someone how does dye-sub in your area and heat press them yourself.
If the print is to go on navy part of the shirt - perforated vinyl could be used.
I just tried out printing on 100% polyester. I bought a few t-shirts from august Sportswear and I bought their Silver(Grey) and Royal Blue. The Blue came out great with white ink and I printed the Grey Shirt with Black and Red Ink.
The ink seemed to hold up through 3 washings so far. I bought ink from Victory Factory in NY that cures at 300F so that is pretty sweet. That will help to avoid scorching the Polyester.
I just tried out printing on 100% polyester. I bought a few t-shirts from august Sportswear and I bought their Silver(Grey) and Royal Blue. The Blue came out great with white ink and I printed the Grey Shirt with Black and Red Ink.
The ink seemed to hold up through 3 washings so far. I bought ink from Victory Factory in NY that cures at 300F so that is pretty sweet. That will help to avoid scorching the Polyester.
-Scott Lewis
That is good news for people like you and me... Disc Golfer's love their dry fits!
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