Louie_J

I have a vinyl cutter and I am getting ready to start making some t-shirts. I have a JP-12 heat press. Bought some Thermo-flex plus vinyl. Have my blank shirts. Will be pressing on 100% cotton shirts.
Been reading about pressures, tempatures, pre-press, press time, re-press, etc....
Simple questions... Do I need to do anything to the blank before I press it? Do I need to wash the blanks before transferring?

Thanks in advance,
Lou

 

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theflowerboxx

Nope, just prepress the shirt to be sure and get all the moisture out of it.

 

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Louie_J

Really????
I thought there would be "gook" from manufatcuring (dyes, sizing, etc.) that would keep the vinyl from sticking.

 

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Chani

Nope!

The shirts are ready to press when you receive them.

Like David said, just pre-press your shirts for a few seconds where you'll be applying your graphic.

We've never had ThermoFlex Plus come off a shirt or peel, even after many many washings.

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jberte

they're absolutely right ..... assuming of course that you bought your blanks from a wholesale distributor! if you picked them up a few here and there at a retail store they may very well have sizing that will interfere with some processes. you're fine for vinyl applications, but if you're doing inkjet transfers or screen printing you might run into some trouble.

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Louie_J

Quote: Originally Posted by jberte they're absolutely right ..... assuming of course that you bought your blanks from a wholesale distributor! if you picked them up a few here and there at a retail store they may very well have sizing that will interfere with some processes. you're fine for vinyl applications, but if you're doing inkjet transfers or screen printing you might run into some trouble.

I bought them from blankshirts.com...

 

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