the shop that sold it to me said it was CAD-cut sublimation.
I may be being dense, but I don't see what the heck "CAD-cut sublimation" could possibly even be. Sublimation doesn't need to be cut.
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But they keep telling me sublimation.
They're full of **** to put it mildly.
1) Sublimation can't be done on black.
2) Sublimation sublimates. In other words the ink becomes part of the garment, whereas in this case there is clearly something sitting on top of the surface.
I think they have no idea what they're talking about and want to impress people with jargon.
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Anyone know what method was used? Im thinking screen print.
I have no idea what heat applied vinyl looks like, but it could be that (would explain the "CAD-cut"). Could be screenprinted high density with plastisol.
(no doubt someone will be more confident about it, but it is one of those two)
Looks like heavy screenprint because of the texture. It may be cad-cut vinyl but mine never looks like that after pressing. No way is it Dye-Sub for sure and like Lewis said....BS.
That is definitely not vinyl. Vinyl doesnt get melted into all of the little grooves of the shirt that much. And you can see on the close up that the edges ar jaggedy. If it were vinyl the edges would be perfectly smooth.
thanks for the replies..
im thinking its screen printed too because if you look closely at the design..you can see tiny air bubbles and little dust trapped under the paint..but on the other hand ive seen them making custom shirts for people and they actually weed stuff out and heat press it. So maybe vinyl? Ive never held one of thier custom shirts firsthand but people say it feels like the orange/blk shirt that i have. The vinyl i use is thermoflex..and it doesnt come close to the thickness and texture of the material on this shirt...is there thicker more textured vinyl out there??
You can buy sheets of ink to cut & press - could they be doing that?
If it was cut with a plotter, the lines would be perfectly straight, not all jaggedy. It doesnt really matter what material you are cutting; its still going to come out with precise lines.
If it was cut with a plotter, the lines would be perfectly straight, not all jaggedy. It doesnt really matter what material you are cutting; its still going to come out with precise lines.
Fair enough - I thought there was a chance the ink would press less evenly than vinyl, or that it would be brittle and not cut as smooth, etc.
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