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I am in need of help. I have thrown away a bunch of money lately on heat vinyl. I need to know if stahls thermo film is any good, you know won't wrinkle, crack, peel etc.
Is this a good product. I need to know ASAP because I need to order some for numbers for 100% black gildan shirts and so not want to throw more money away for 11 shirts
I want to know if when I wash it the shirt will look the same. I was told hotmark was good bought a roll it looks horrible, the guy that sold it to me at richardsons made a shirt for me himself and it looked the same. I want a quality product and I need help finding it. I need it quick and they can ship today but not if I do not hurry and order it.
i haven't used stahl's so i can't comment on their material. what i HAVE had consistently excellent results from is multicut from joto or thermoflex. i prefer the multicut because it comes in wider rolls than the thermoflex and i get less waste. i don't get wrinkling, cracking or peeling no matter how badly i abuse the stuff LOL
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Thermofilm is a good vinyl, but it's MUCH thicker than most fashion vinyls. It's good for sports jerseys and workwear, but it's fairly heavy on t-shirts.
Chris order a roll of multicut from Transfer Papers and Sublimation Inks at Joto they ship out of Akron so you will have it next day. I promise it will stand up to your expectations or I will buy it off you.
Thanks for all the replies. You guys and girls are so helpful
I went ahead and ordered some eco film from Imprintables since they could have it here tomorrow.
David
I will have to check out the stuff you are talking about since it is in Ohio. Richardsons, never again, they couldn't even return the call about the vinyl I bought from them
I am seriously thinking about the roland 540 soon so they just lost that sale as well.
By the way David where are you located?
Stahls ThermoFilm is a heavy vinyl that sets in 7 seconds at 330F. I go through 55 yard rolls of this stuff (in white and Athletic Gold) at a time. (Most of the other colors, I usually get in 10 to 25 yd qtys). My primary use of this is for the Little League and the Pop Warner team jerseys.
I use a lot of Joto's MultiCut, mostly for decorative designs. This stuff is very good for small, detailed work, as this is much thinner material than Stahls. This stuff cooks at 330F, also, but for a length of 20 seconds.
In both cases, the vinyl is very opaque and I have never had a bleed through. If your heat press is calibrated to temperature and you know your pressure settings, you should never have any problems with the vinyl peeling off, over time. The only cases that I or my clients (embroiderers & screen printers) have had in peeling, is when the garment comes in dirty, after wear or after being washed and still has detergent residue in the fibers.
Thermofilm is a good vinyl, but it's MUCH thicker than most fashion vinyls. It's good for sports jerseys and workwear, but it's fairly heavy on t-shirts.
That's it in a nutshell. I like Thermofilm for bags, but not for tees. Easy weed is my vinyl of choice for tees.
I Used the Themo film... and Agreed it is too thick for jerseys, Your heat press has to be at the correct temperature and becareful with your teflon sheet ( Have back ups ready )
I love thermoflex plus, you can hardly even feel it when it's applied... the customers love it and it sticks to everything I have tried so far, from shirts, to football gear bags and more.
stahls cad cut thermo film 
