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do thin lines of thermoflex hold up with use? I was wondering if these lines will lift with time?
attached is a onsie i did today when i was fooling around waiting on a customer at the shop..
You shouldn't have an issue. Make sure to press whatever vinyl you are using one more time after removing the backing. I always cover with teflon and press again for 5-10 seconds, depending on the vinyl.
I used EasyWeed for this one and it has been washed 21+ times (it's on the front of a sweatshirt).
I have had great luck with HOTMARK 70 vinyl. i use it all the time and have no issues with thin lines. ..... Jb
I am using hotmark but I am having wrinkles in the letters. ariel font.
Any ideas on what the trick is with this stuff?
I have pressed on 344* 325* for 20 seconds using hard pressure and peeling cold.
Teresa, I answered your other thread, I have not experienced that problem .I suggest you try my suggestions on the the other post. You can call me and I will try to help more on the phone. My number is on my website. I hope my suggestions will help you. ..... Jb
Teresa, I answered your other thread, I have not experienced that problem .I suggest you try my suggestions on the the other post. You can call me and I will try to help more on the phone. My number is on my website. I hope my suggestions will help you. ..... Jb
Just got off the phone from where I bought it and they said it was because it is a shrinkable material and when I wash the shirt and it shrinks that the vinyl stays the same. But the easy weed still looks great. He said maybe if I tried it on a 50/50 that might work. What type of shirts do you use and do you do a wash test before giving them to the customer?
Just got off the phone from where I bought it and they said it was because it is a shrinkable material and when I wash the shirt and it shrinks that the vinyl stays the same. But the easy weed still looks great. He said maybe if I tried it on a 50/50 that might work. What type of shirts do you use and do you do a wash test before giving them to the customer?
So you are getting a puckered look after the shirt is washed and dried on 100% cotton tees? This is one of those things that happens along with an unwanted gloss sometimes. It is one of the things driving me toward screen printing my own gear.
You can move to a 50/50 and probabvly reduce or eliminate that puckering.
So you are getting a puckered look after the shirt is washed and dried on 100% cotton tees? This is one of those things that happens along with an unwanted gloss sometimes. It is one of the things driving me toward screen printing my own gear.
You can move to a 50/50 and probabvly reduce or eliminate that puckering.
That's what the guy said that I bought it from but I tlaked to another person on the forum and they said they love the stuff and use 100% cotton all the time. I normally use direct to garment or I screen them but the guy wanted individual names on 20+ shirts and then the navy wants different sayings on the backs and I cannot do white ink on the brother to do the navy blue shirts.
I am going to see if someone at the garment graphics show tomorrow might be able to look at it and see why it is like that. It is only the thermoflex plus and hotmark, the easy weed still looks great. Have all 3 on the same shirt to compare.
I have to say that I have not had any problem with puckering using thermal vinyl on 100% cotton. Most of the shirts I have used claim to be preshrunk and perhaps that is the difference. The brands I have used are Jerzees, Gildan and Port & Co.
Do thin lines of shirt vinyl hold up? 
